Camels- new threat of the 21st century.
[QUOTE=Freep.com]SYDNEY, Australia -- Thousands of camels in Australia's remote Outback could be killed by marksmen in helicopters under a government proposal aimed at cutting down the population of the havoc-wreaking creatures.
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First introduced into Australia in the 1840s to help explorers travel through the Australian desert, there are now about 1 million camels roaming the country, with the population doubling every nine years.
They compete with sheep and cattle for food, trample vegetation and invade remote settlements in search of water, scaring residents as they tear apart bathrooms and rip up water pipes.
Last month, the government set aside $16 million U.S. for a program to help slash the population. Besides sending in sharpshooters in helicopters and on foot, [B]officials are considering proposals to turn some of the creatures into treats such as camel burgers.[/B]
Glenn Edwards, who is working on drafting the Australian government's camel reduction program, said the population needs to be slashed by two-thirds to reduce catastrophic damage.
But some remain opposed to a mass slaughter. Camel exporter Paddy McHugh, who runs camel catching operations throughout Australia, said a cull would be ineffective.
"What happens in 15 years when the numbers come back again? Do we waste another $20 million?" McHugh said.
The main problem with trying to capture and export the animals is that they can grow up to 7 feet tall and weigh 2,000 pounds, said Patrick Medway, president of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia.
Tony Peacock, chief executive officer of the University of Canberra's Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Center, said a cull was the most effective method.
"To be shot from a helicopter is actually quite humane, even though that sounds brutal," he said. [B]"If I was a camel, I'd prefer to just get it in the head."[/B]
Mark Pearson, executive director of the animal welfare group Animal Liberation New South Wales, offered another solution: birth control. Giving the animals a drug to render them infertile is far kinder than pumping them full of bullets, he said.
But Edwards said even if you could get close enough to administer birth control, camels still live up to 30 years -- meaning decades more damage to the environment.
"We need to get moving as soon as we can because we are facing a crisis," he said.[/QUOTE]
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Now I know i'm not the only one that thinks shooting camels from a helicopter would be insanely fun. Also, camel burgers.
Well camels are not native to Australia and they're fucking the environment over there, killing the population down I don't see much of a problem. This is just a creative way of doing so.
Personally, I think they should start to use them thar camels as a food source. It'd help to solve two problems at once: the camel plague and the food shortages. Besides, for all we know, camels could taste great!
They should charge people to ride in the helicopter and shoot at the camels.
Camels are a threat to society
It might be good sniper training as well.
[QUOTE=Smirnoff Joe;16581397]It might be good sniper training as well.[/QUOTE]
Or minigun training
[QUOTE=dirty harry;16581386]They should charge people to ride in the helicopter and shoot at the camels.[/QUOTE]
Im pretty sure arming untrained people to shoot out of a unstable chopper would not be a good idea.
Camels are a delicacy here in Saudi Arabia.
Lots of people eat them, and say it tastes just like beef, but I can't really work up the nerves to eat it.
Suckle on that Camel hump.
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;16581520]Camels are a delicacy here in Saudi Arabia.
Lots of people eat them, and say it tastes just like beef, but I can't really work up the nerves to eat it.[/QUOTE]
get on steam
My steam is fucked up :( Friends list dont work
You people have no heart :(
[QUOTE=HQRSE;16581583]You people have no heart :([/QUOTE]
You're a horse, you are not affected.
Australia needs to realize that adding to the ecosystem causes this, first they did it with cane toads and now they have a camel problem.
I want to be a sharpshooter in australia right now.
[img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/562/camelgunner.jpg[/img]
I see this as being far more entertaining.
To bad the gun laws are terrible in Austrailia.
[QUOTE=Killoch0;16581638][img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/562/camelgunner.jpg[/img]
I see this as being far more entertaining.[/QUOTE]
"The ones who run are camels. The ones who stop are well disciplined camels. GET SOME!"
[QUOTE=HQRSE;16581583]You people have no heart :([/QUOTE]
You fuck camels too? Good lord pick a species and stick with it.
fuck camels
Considering their weapons of choice, I think the camels are going to be turned into mince meat [I]before [/I]they get to the butcher.
Australia has camels?
[quote]officials are considering proposals to turn some of the creatures into treats such as camel burgers.[/quote]
[img]http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/sarah-palin-thumb.jpg[/img]
Sarah Palin approves of hunting from a chopper, although she prefers moose-burgers over camel-burgers.
I guess that the popular new Halloween treat will be Camel Apples?
Australia lost the war against emus, how do they expect to win against camels?
Well I think they should attack the camels first with bombs, and rockets destroying their homes, and then when they run helpless into the streets, mowing them down with machine guns. And then of course releasing the vultures.
how will Mad Max get around now?
Reminds me of this:
[img]http://users.d2k5.com/Noctune9/files/Emu.png[/img]
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