Five thousand feral camels killed in drought-hit Australia

In this file photo, camels are seen on Bondi Beach as part of Bondi Winter Magic Festival in Sydney, Australia. June 19, 2016.

Aboriginal leaders in South Australia state said extremely large herds of the non-native camels had been driven towards rural communities by drought and extreme heat, threatening scarce food and drinking water, damaging infrastructure, and creating a dangerous hazard for drivers.The cull in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands — home to about 2,300 indigenous people in the arid northwest of South Australia — ended on Sunday, said APY general manager Richard King.

"As custodians of the land, we need to deal with an introduced pest in a way that protects valuable water supplies for communities and puts the lives of everyone, including our young children, the elderly, and native flora and fauna first." "The prolonged dry period, while not difficult for native wildlife, leads to extreme distress for feral camels," he said.The cull came as Australia experienced its hottest and driest year on record in 2019, with the severe drought causing some towns to run out of water and fuelling deadly bushfires that have devastated the country's southeast.

Shame on humanity. 😢

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