Camels in Australia

Linda Derry is shocked at the proposed camel cull in Central Australia. I
too hate to see animals killed but the context is that the land is being
raped by exotic feral animals. We have wild Asian buffalo and horses as
well as the camels. These animals are doing an awful lot of damage.
It's a moot point about camels being more ecologically friendly than
four-wheel drives. There are a lot more camels than 4WD's. Plus the
distances out there are vast. Camel trains can't cut it these days.

Ian Evans

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> Date:    Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:24:18 -0600
> From:    Linda Derry <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Camels in Australia
>
> Ian,
>
> I a little shocked  that anyone would even try to get carbon credits for
> the
> slaughter of camels.  (and I'm O.K. with camel steaks, so I am not
> necessarily a camel hugger).
>
> Instead, I say this because our 19th century Alabama camels were imported
> from the Canary Islands and today they still use camels there for
> transporting tourists (a legal requirement I think) and say they do this to
> protect the ecology of their islands!
>
>
> http://www.turismodecanarias.com/canary-islands-spain/holiday-travel/excursi
> ons-tours/camel-riding/
>
>
> I'd tend to think that camels are more ecologically friendly that dune
> buggies or jeeps or some other mechanized mega four wheel drive.
>
>
>
> Linda Derry
> Site Director
> Old Cahawba
> 719 Tremont St.
> Selma, AL 36701
> ph. 334/875-2529
> fax. 334/877-4253
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian
> Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 7:58 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Camels in Australia
>
> Dear All,
>
> I've been following the camel discussion and thought you might be
> interested
> in a news item today.
> It seems we have more than a million camels, all descendants of animals
> imported in the 19th century, and this surfeit is causing serious
> greenhouse
> gas issues, not to mention the effects on the natural environment in
> central
> Australia.
> Here's the link:
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-16/camel-cull-carbon-credit-plan-fails/44
> 67032
>
> Ian
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