Endangered species thriving in Australia as some feral animals
Some animals Australia treats as pests are actually endangered or extinct in their native lands.
Camels were brought to Australia as pack animals. In the early 1900s, many were left behind.
Now they roam wild across Australia's deserts. This species is gone from the wild everywhere else on Earth.
Banteng were brought to the Northern Territory for meat and milk. They thrived when settlers left.
Today they face critical danger across Southeast Asia. Three deer species were brought to Australia in the 1860s.
They are also at risk in their native ranges. Australia shoots or poisons thousands of these animals each year to protect native wildlife.
The paradox is that Australian populations may represent the world's last stronghold for species disappearing globally.
Why it mattersAustralia's animal control efforts may be destroying populations that could help prevent extinction elsewhere.
AustraliaAustralians are grappling with whether to cull animals that threaten native ecosystems but are vanishing worldwide.
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