What is the reason for shooting camels in Australia? Is it protecting animals?

Due to drought and wildfires, most of Australia's forests have been destroyed and a large number of animals have died. The recent shooting of camels in Australia has attracted attention. What is the reason why Australia shot the camel? Is it protecting animals?

What is the reason for shooting camels in Australia?

1. Reason

(1) recently, nearly 10,000 camels have been shot in northwestern Australia because they drank too much water. And the camel knocked down the fence of the resident's house and found water to drink from the air conditioner.

(2) in addition, greenhouse gas emissions have also become the cause of the "slaughter" of camels. As of 2010, nearly 1 million camels live in several states and northern parts of Australia, which emit 1 ton of carbon dioxide each year. If left unregulated, the camel population will double every nine years.

two。 Situation

The five-day shooting operation will begin on the 8th local time, and the local environment department will send a number of helicopters to kill about 10,000 camels. It is reported that if helicopters can kill at close range, the bodies of these camels will be burned or buried, and the rest of the bodies will be left behind.

In addition, the Australian government's approach has been strongly opposed by animal conservationists, and some netizens have accused it of being immoral. Some netizens said that "take the time to kill camels, the situation will only be worse"; others directly denounced "disgusting"; many people also feel aggrieved for the camels, "they only look for water to drink to survive."

Is the camel a protected animal?

Wild camels are protected animals, and they are first-class protected animals in the country. And wild unimodal camels have become extinct and are only domesticated. It is estimated that about 1000 Bactrian camels live in the wild in the Gobi Desert and a small number in Iran, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan.

Third, can camels be raised?

Wild camels are protected animals, but they can be raised artificially. But not all places are suitable for breeding, such as not in the south, where the weather is humid and rainy, and camels are more likely to get sick. It is possible for camels to be raised in the north.