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 SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Authorities in Australia's Outback said Tuesday they plan to shoot wild camels from helicopters because the rapidly expanding population is encroaching on ranch land — an idea that outraged animal welfare groups.
Officials in South Australia state said they needed to reduce the camel population — which grows by an estimated 11 percent a year — because the animals are straining limited water supplies for sheep and cattle.
"The simplest, quickest and most cost effective way of doing that is an aerial cull," rural lands inspector Chris Turner told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
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