Emma wrote on Nov 9
th, 2014 at 8:39pm:
ian wrote on Nov 9
th, 2014 at 8:13pm:
Im pretty sure we export camels and water buffalos so whats the issue?
You are pretty sure that..?
Well it would be interesting to hear from someone who has some knowledge of the subject..
I am commenting on what appears to be WASTE of resources.
Hmmm I suspect they don't post on this forum.
OK, then try this link.
http://www.australian-information-stories.com/camels-in-australia.html"Australian Camels are now exported live to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries where disease free Camels are considered a delicacy.
Australian Camels are also exported to Arab Camel racing stables as breeding stock.
The United States also impots them to use in tourist venues.
There are over 40 Farms providing rides and Safari Treks operating in Australia now.
Australia is home to the only wild herds of Dromedary Camels in the world"
- See more at: http://www.australian-information-stories.com/camels-in-australia.html#sthash.jjk2ASJj.dpuf
As for the Buffalo:
"During the 1950s, buffalo were hunted for their skins and meat, which was exported and used in the local trade. In the late 1970s, live exports were made to Cuba and continued later into other countries. Buffalo are now crossed with riverine buffalo in artificial breeding (AI) programs, and may be found in many areas of Australia. Some of these crossbreds are used for milk production. Melville Island is a popular hunting location, where a steady population of up to 4,000 individuals exist. Safari outfits are run out of Darwin to Melville Island and other locations in the Top End, often with the use of bush pilots. The horns, which can measure up to a record of 3.1 m (10 ft) tip-to-tip, are prized hunting trophies.[30]
The buffalo have developed a different appearance from the Indonesian buffalo from which they descend.[citation needed] They live mainly in freshwater marshes and billabongs, and their territory range can be quite expansive during the wet season. Their only natural predators in Australia are large adult saltwater crocodiles, with whom they share the billabongs, and dingoes, which have been known to prey on buffalo calves and occasionally adult buffalos when the dingoes are in large packs.[citation needed]
Buffalos were exported live to Indonesia until 2011, at a rate of about 3000 per year.
After the live export ban that year, the exports dropped to zero, and had not resumed as of June 2013.[31]"
If you want to blame someone for the ban on buffalo export...see the Greens/Animal rights activists....