HotGossip.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Around 6,000 camels are rampaging through a remote Australian town wreaking havoc wherever they go.. The Northern Territory government has organized a mass killing of the creatures after claiming that the Docker River community is “under siege” by the animals, Sky News reported. Local government minister Rob Knight said: “They’ve actually come right into the community...
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... an emergency cull of some 6,000 feral camels at a cost of $49,000. NT Local Government Minister Rob Knight has since received hate mail from around the world. Docker River, 500km south west of Alice Springs, has been inundated by thousands of wild camels in recent weeks. As well as smashing water infrastructure in their hunt for moisture, the quality of drinking water in the town is being...
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... an emergency cull of some 6,000 feral camels at a cost of $49,000. NT Local Government Minister Rob Knight has since received hate mail from around the world. Docker River, 500km south west of Alice Springs, has been inundated by thousands of wild camels in recent weeks. As well as smashing water infrastructure in their hunt for moisture, the quality of drinking water in the town is being...
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels," local government minister Rob Knight said in Alice Springs, 310 miles (500 kilometers) northeast of Docker. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action." The camels, which are not native to Australia but were introduced in the 1840s, have smashed water tanks, approached...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels," local government minister Rob Knight said in Alice Springs, 310 miles northeast of Docker. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action." The camels, which are not native to Australia but were introduced in the 1840s, have smashed water tanks, approached houses to...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... of Docker River is under siege," said the Northern Territory's Local Government Minister, Rob Knight. "This is a dire situation which requires immediate action ...Central Australian Camel Industry executive officer, Peter Seidel, said camel meat was low in fat and cholesterol and tasted like beef. "There is substantial demand worldwide (for camel meat). An investor from Oman...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... of Docker River is under siege," said the Northern Territory's Local Government Minister, Rob Knight. "This is a dire situation which requires immediate action ...Central Australian Camel Industry executive officer, Peter Seidel, said camel meat was low in fat and cholesterol and tasted like beef. "There is substantial demand worldwide (for camel meat). An investor from Oman...
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
"The community of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels," local government minister Rob Knight
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels," local government minister Rob Knight said in Alice Springs, 310 miles (500 kilometers) northeast of Docker. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action." The camels, which are not native to Australia but were introduced in the 1840s, have smashed water tanks, approached...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels," the local government minister, Rob Knight, said in Alice Springs, 310 miles (500km) north-east of Docker. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action." The camels, which are not native to Australia but were introduced in the 1840s, have butted water tanks, approached...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
A herd of 6,000 camels is terrorising the remote far-north Australian township of Docker River, Northern Territory Local Government Minister Rob Knight told the Darwin parliament.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... siege by 6,000 marauding wild camels," the Northern Territory local government minister, Rob Knight, told Northern Territory News . "The herd is increasing day by day." Camels were first taken to Australia in 1840 from the Canary Islands to help in exploring the vast outback. The population continued to rise until the early 1920s, when motorised vehicles became more widely...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Sydney - A herd of 6,000 camels is terrorizing the remote far-north Australian township of Docker River, Northern Territory Local Government Minister Rob Knight told the Darwin Parliament on Wednesday. He said the locals, mostly Aborigines, were afra...
nufc1892 blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... which is home to around 350 people, by herding up the camels with helicopters and shooting them. Rob Knight, the local government minister, said: "The community of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action. We don't have the luxury of time because the herd is getting bigger.”...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... which is home to around 350 people, by herding up the camels with helicopters and shooting them. Rob Knight, the local government minister, said: "The community of Docker River is under siege by 6,000 marauding, wild camels. "This is a very critical situation out there, it's very unusual and it needs urgent action. We don't have the luxury of time because the herd is getting bigger.”...
