Red sand blasted my neck and face as winds relentlessly swirled across Australia’s Outback. Sitting atop a small, rocky outcropping, I pressed the binocular into my eye sockets to block the stinging ...

More than 5,000 feral camels were killed as part of a massive cull in South Australia, officials said Tuesday. Aboriginal officials had announced earlier this month that a “major operation” to control ...

ADELAIDE, Australia - About 10,000 feral camels in a remote area of South Australia are at risk of being killed as severe drought conditions have pushed the animals to consume already scarce water ...

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(CNN) -- About 10,000 camels are at risk of being shot and killed in a drought-ravaged region of Australia, after complaints that the thirsty animals are endangering locals as they desperately search ...

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Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in drought-stricken areas of southern Australia, officials said ...

Thousands of feral camels, which officials say pose a threat to communities in a remote part of Australia, have been culled following a drought in the region. More than 5,000 wild camels were shot ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Kill a camel, earn cash for cutting greenhouse gases: That offer may be coming soon in Australia, where vast numbers of the nonnative, methane-belching animals have been ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with ...

Wild camels in drought-stricken Australia are in plague proportions, damaging the environment and property as they compete with native animals for food and water. Camels "mad with thirst" recently ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AUSTRALIA (CNN) — About 10,000 camels are at ...