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Australian feral camel
Australian feral camels are feral populations of two species of camel; mostly dromedaries (''Camelus dromedarius'') but also some bactrian camels (''Camelus bactrianus''). Imported into Australia from Arabia, India and Afghanistan〔(Australia, home to the world's largest camel herd - BBC News )〕 during the 19th century for transport and construction during the colonisation of the central and western parts of Australia, many were released into the wild after motorised transport replaced the camels' role in the early 20th, forming a fast-growing feral population.
By 2008, it was feared that this population numbered about one million, and was projected to double every 8–10 years. Serious degradation of the local environment also threatened native species. A culling program was introduced in response, and by 2013 the feral population was estimated to have been reduced to around 300,000.
== History ==
The camel was used on John Horrocks' ill-fated 1846 expedition into the arid South Australian interior. Camels were also imported in 1860 for the Burke and Wills expedition. At least 15,000 camels with their handlers came to Australia between 1870 and 1900, primarily for transport use across the centre of the arid continent.〔(australia.gov.au > About Australia > Australian Stories > Afghan cameleers in Australia ) Accessed 8 May 2014.〕 Most of these camels were dromedaries, especially from India, including the Bikaneri war camel from Rajasthan as a riding camel and lowland Indian camels for heavy work. Other dromedaries included the Bishari riding camel of North Africa and Arabia. Camels from the other main camel species, bactrians, were introduced from China and Mongolia.〔
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