Photograph: Peter Seidel
Camels can be mustered into yards using helicopters and 4-wheel-drives.
The animals are held in these speical yards before they are trucked to
markets. If people are considering mustering, it is important they find
out about camel habits, herd locations and numbers. They also need to
know about market demand, industry requirements and regulations. It is
important to have camel handling skills, to make sure the camels are
treated humanely. Mustering can be an expensive activity, so there
need to be good market opportunities before people will be interested in
doing this work. Approximate costs for helicopter mustering are 3,000
to 4,000 dollars per day.
Aerial mustering
Photograph © Hans Boessem
Mustering camels
Photograph: Peter Seidel
Photograph: Peter Seidel
The Central Australian Camel Industry Association knows a lot about the camel industry and are the best people to talk to
if you are interested in mustering camels for sale (
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