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Snipers to kill up to 10,000 camels in drought-stricken Australia

Camels were first introduced to Australia in the 1840s to aid in the exploration of the continent's vast interior. [AFP]

Snipers took to helicopters in Australia on Wednesday to begin a mass cull of up to 10,000 camels as drought drives big herds of the feral animals to search for water closer to remote towns, endangering indigenous communities.

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