An estimated 1 million wild camels roam the Australian outback, and their population is expected to double in a few years. Above-average rainfall... Australia's Camels Thrive on Climate Swings There ...

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 ...

Camels are amazing creatures that have evolved to be able to survive in very harsh climates. They are best known for their popularity in places like Egypt, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and more.

SYDNEY, Australia – Thousands of wild camels in Australia's Outback will be shot from helicopters as part of an attempt to control the animals' burgeoning numbers, a state official and local media ...

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 ...

Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and ...

Forget about Australia’s Got Talent or The X Factor, because the search is now on the country’s best dromedary.

In January 2020, readers asked us about the accuracy of reports that authorities in Australia had announced their intention to cull (kill) around 10,000 camels due to the pressure the animals were ...

More than 1 million feral camels are thrashing the remote Australian desert, destroying water supplies and disturbing Aboriginal communities to the tune of 10 million Australian dollars a year. As ...

As scientists and environmentalists in Australia search for ways to reduce that nation's greenhouse gas emissions, some have suggested killing many of the estimated 1.2 million wild camels that now ...

Feral camels have never gotten much love in the Australian bush. Considered to be an invasive species, they graze native plants to the point of local extinction. They walk across roads in the middle ...

There are many exotic species native to Australia: The kangaroo, the koala, the kookaburra. But the camel is not among them. Australia is now home to more wild camels than any other country on earth.