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Fri 06 Jun 2009A million wild camels kick up an environmental storm in centre of Oz
SYDNEY LETTER:The Aborigines view the camel as sacred and say killing them would provoke a drought, writes PÁDRAIG COLLINS.
NOT MANY people realise there are camels in Australia, but there are a million of them roaming wild in the centre of the continent. However, the ships of the desert, who stand more than two metres tall and weigh up to a tonne, have become a dangerous pest, causing huge damage to farms, Aboriginal communities and the environment as they search for water. They are also a hazard on outback roads and sometimes ransack cars for food.
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