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Camels to be Culled in Australia

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There are camels in Australia? Apparently so and they are considered feral pests. Tags: cull camels australia environment. you know what that means.

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The first Pied Oystercatcher chicks of 2018

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One pair of Pied Oystercatchers nest just north of the rocks on Cable Beach and have to deal with the four-wheel drive vehicles and camels on the beach, but as soon as the eggs have hatched out they move the family approximately two kilometres further north through the dune system.

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding has started!

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With the data we have collected over the years we are hoping to address the predation of eggs by feral cats in the Broome area. The feral cat problem has existed in Australia for many years and it will take some time to eradicate them. We had a new pair arrive in a territory about 7kms north four years ago.

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