camels

Yes some culling is defiantly in order.

I saw plenty of signs of them when we walked the Larapinta Trail. They are doing really well with all the new growth about following some good rains.

Cheers
Stu

Mav at the end of May we encountered a mob of about 30 on the Gunbarrell Hwy near the Eagle Hwy and along the Eagle Hwy another mob of similar size. Also a number of babies in the mobs.

We passed through a couple of areas where culling had taken place. Shame that it was within eye sight of the roads though.

There is already Culls happening. They do Aerial culls (govt), and will be back shooting in October. There is also mustering of wild camels to send to Peterborough.

Cheers
Al

I think it is funny in a wierd sort of way that we actually export them back to their native country of origin. We have more than were they originally came from.

On another note, was told by some camel people in NT a few months back when I was there, that apparently if you live in the NT, you are legally allowed to go out and catch one if you want one as a pet. The camel has got to be ten years old I think he said from memory, before you are able to ride them.

Hi Maverick. There are approx 3million camels in au at last estimation. They do untold damage and are unlikely to be eradicated. When we were last on the great central road they were sobad and water was short that they were tearing air conditioners off houses at warakurna. The elders finally gave perrmission for shooters to come in and in the next week they shot over 800. There were camels on both sides of the road with legs straight up. Plenty of dingo tucker. Ther are also around 18 million cats in the wild and about half that number of foxes. Not much chance for our own native animals really.
Given our history in the last 100 years id be supprised if we have any small mammals left at the end of the next 100 unless we get rid of all the ferals.
Cheers Graeme.