Activists appeal to save Australian camels from mass shooting

Pune: Activists have appealed to the Indian and Australian governments to save the Australian wild camel.

On January 8, the Australian authorities had targeted to kill 10,000 wild camels using snipers mounted on helicopters. They killed 2,000 of them. The Australian local governments stated the feral camels were putting pressure on Aboriginal communities as they were posing threats to scarce water resources and food.

Kalyan Gangwal, the founder director of the animal rights organization Sarv Jeev Mangal Pratishthan, said, “We have sent a detailed write-up to the Prime Minister and home minister about ways to tackle the problem on Monday. If the two governments are willing, we will try to bring the animals to India and give them to farmers in Rajasthan. These animals are not used for farming in Australia.”