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Feral camels in the Australian rangelands
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Author
Dennis, E.
Russell, L.
Edwards, G.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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The growing size and impact of the feral camel population in Australia’s rangelands has emerged as a serious issue of management. The usual rangelands issues of remoteness, low human population density and limited capacity are compounded by the mobility of camels and their extreme hardiness in ostensibly hostile environments. There are commercial and non-commercial options for dealing with the feral camel population, with commercial options constrained by limited processing capacity and a market for camel products unwilling to pay the real costs of production.

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Dennis, E., Russell, L. and Edwards,G. Feral camels in the Australian rangelands (2010).In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
Collection
Australian Rangelands
Keywords
biodiversity protection
camel harvesting
indigenous