Post by G✇JI☈A on Nov 25, 2009 4:42:38 GMT -5
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Wild camels terrorise NT community
Anna Henderson, ABC
November 25, 2009, 4:58 pm
The Northern Territory Government says residents of a remote Central Australian community are too scared to leave their houses because it has been overrun by thousands of wild camels.
Local Government Minister, Rob Knight, says the situation is critical.
"The community of Docker River is under siege by 6000 marauding, wild camels," he said.
He says in the past few weeks, camels have invaded the town in seach of water.
In the process they have trampled infrastructure and invaded the community's airstrip.
"This is a significant community - some 350 people - where they've actually come right into the community, smashing infrastructure, so it's become a critical situation.
"There are health issues, there's camels being trampled and dead carcasses in the community.
"They are smashing over water mains and intruding on the airstrip causing problems with medical evacuations."
The Macdonnell Shire Council has been given an emergency fund for a wide-scale cull.
The shire chief executive, Graham Taylor, says immediate action is required.
"We are concerned really about the issue of children running around and wanting to play with the camels," he said.
He says helicopters will herd the camels 15 kilometres outside the community where they will be shot and left to decay.
Anyone for Camel meat?
Anyway this is sort of good idea for a heavily exaggerated horror film.
Wild camels terrorise NT community
Anna Henderson, ABC
November 25, 2009, 4:58 pm
The Northern Territory Government says residents of a remote Central Australian community are too scared to leave their houses because it has been overrun by thousands of wild camels.
Local Government Minister, Rob Knight, says the situation is critical.
"The community of Docker River is under siege by 6000 marauding, wild camels," he said.
He says in the past few weeks, camels have invaded the town in seach of water.
In the process they have trampled infrastructure and invaded the community's airstrip.
"This is a significant community - some 350 people - where they've actually come right into the community, smashing infrastructure, so it's become a critical situation.
"There are health issues, there's camels being trampled and dead carcasses in the community.
"They are smashing over water mains and intruding on the airstrip causing problems with medical evacuations."
The Macdonnell Shire Council has been given an emergency fund for a wide-scale cull.
The shire chief executive, Graham Taylor, says immediate action is required.
"We are concerned really about the issue of children running around and wanting to play with the camels," he said.
He says helicopters will herd the camels 15 kilometres outside the community where they will be shot and left to decay.
Anyone for Camel meat?
Anyway this is sort of good idea for a heavily exaggerated horror film.
