Australia bushfires: Authorities plan to kill 10,000 water-starved camels

The government will send helicopters to kill up to 10,000 camels in a five-day campaign starting Wednesday, according to a report

Authorities here will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.

The government will send helicopters to kill up to 10,000 camels in a five-day campaign starting Wednesday, The Hill reported citing The Australian.

Marita Baker, an Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) (large, sparsely-populated local government area for Aboriginal Australians) executive board member, said that the camels were causing problems in her community of Kanypi.

"We have been stuck in stinking hot and uncomfortable conditions, feeling unwell, because the camels are coming in and knocking down fences, getting in around the houses and