A review of chemical, biological and fertility control options for the camel in Australia
A review of chemical, biological and fertility control options for the camel in Australia Report
DKCRC Research Report
- Author(s): Lapidge, SJ, Eason, CT, Humphrys, ST
- Published: 2008
- Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
- Volume: 51
Abstract: In the last 160 years since their introduction to Australia, the one-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius, has gone from the colonist’s companion to a conservationist’s conundrum in the fragile arid ecosystems that dominate this country. The camel was brought to Australia for cartage purposes for exploration of the arid inland by early explorers, and was subsequently used to open up the inland through assisting in the development of towns and railways. From up to 20 000 ancestors introduced into Australia, potentially half of which may have been liberated in the 1940s, the feral population of camels is currently thought to number around one million individuals spread between Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, and South Australia. In late 2007 the Desert Knowledge CRC approached the Invasive Animals CRC to undertaken a literature review of chemical, biological, and fertility control options for the camel as part of their larger Australian Government–funded ‘Cross-jurisdictional management of feral camels to protect NRM and cultural values’ project. The terms of reference included assessing the efficacy and appropriateness of known xenobiotics, diseases, and anti-fertility agents for managing feral camels.
- Urls: http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Report-51-A-review-of-chemical-biological-and-fertility-control-options-for-the-camel-in-Australia.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20180405105310/http://www.desertknowledgecrc.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Report-51-A-review-of-chemical-biological-and-fertility-control-options-for-the-camel-in-Australia.pdf
- Publisher Location: Alice Springs
- Keywords: feral, pest