Starting today, about 10,000 camels will be shot and killed in the northwest Australian regions, due to the severe drought threatening the indigenous population.
Officials and local residents in Australia's northwest, dried-up camels, have decided to use helicopters today in a five-day operation.
And the local government announced in a note published on the social networking site "Facebook" that "very large groups are pressing the population and causing shortages and scarcities while searching for water."
The local government added in its statement, "In light of the current conditions and the drought experienced by the country in multiplying societies, it is necessary to control the numbers of camels."
According to "CNN" will carry out these operations, shooters who are very familiar with the arts of weapons, and an exhibition of about 10 thousand camels for sniping in the coming days.
According to local newspapers, wild creatures have spread in their search for water after many forests have been burned, and animals are threatening homes and circling homes in an attempt to obtain water through air conditioners.
The decision was faced with a loud wave of criticism, which considered that these tanks were not guilty of the fires, and that the government was absent when the fires occurred and expanded to devour the entire country.
About 2,300 people live in the area where the executions will take place, while Australia has a million camels.
It is estimated that hundreds of millions of animals have died due to fires that in recent years have become more severe and devastating, a problem that has been exacerbated by climate change, and researchers fear that this rate may increase with the continuing disaster disaster.