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来自该地区管理层的成员玛丽塔·贝克（Marita Baker）表示，这些找水喝的动物给社区带来了大麻烦：
"We have been stuck in stinking hot and uncomfortable conditions, feeling unwell, because the camels are coming in and knocking down fences, getting in around the houses and trying to get to water through air conditioners,'' she told the newspaper.
“我们一直处于炎热恶臭的不适环境下，感觉很糟糕，因为骆驼入侵，撞倒栏杆，把房屋围住，想从空调中找水。”
当地政府称：
"With the current ongoing dry conditions the large camel threatening the APY communities and infrastructure, camel control is needed."
“考虑到当前持续的干旱情况，大规模骆驼群对APY社区和基础设施造成了威胁，因此需要控制骆驼数量。”
同时，相关射杀“将依照动物福利的最高标准执行”。
It says the culls will be conducted in "accordance with the highest standards of animal welfare".“职业枪手将从直升机上开枪射击，有些骆驼的尸体会被留在射杀现场，而那些可以收集到的尸体将被焚烧或掩埋。”
“Professional shooters will hunt the animals from helicopters. Some of the camels will be left where they are killed, but those that are accessible will be burnt or buried,” according to The Australian.澳大利亚“国家野生骆驼管理计划”中还提及，如果不进行管理，野生骆驼的数量每九年就会翻倍。整个澳大利亚大约有100多万头骆驼，而且数量在快速增长。
The feral camel population would double every nine years if a pest control plan is not undertaken, National Feral Camel Management Plan claimed. There are believed to be more than 1 million camels in Australia and the country's camel population is growing rapidly.不过，有些网友并不认可这样的做法：
“啥？我懂如果野生动物太多，失去控制需要采取行动……但是因为碳排放的原因？太讨厌了！”
此前，据澳大利亚悉尼大学生态学教授克里斯·迪克曼估算，2019年9月以来，仅在新南威尔士州就有至少4.8亿只野生动物在森林大火中丧生，这个数字包括哺乳动物、鸟类和爬行动物。
Sydney University Ecology Professor Chris Dickman said 480 million animals had been killed in New South Wales alone including mammals, birds and reptiles.
