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Armadillos have become a big problem around here but I don't know what their legal status is. A couple of states over the nutria is a big pest. If you include insects,the fire ant would top them ALL! (They are kinda hard to settle the cross hairs on though.)
 
There is feral donkeys in mountains in Southern California. I have seen them but it is illegal to shoot them I believe and I don't think they cause problems. On a still night they can be heard braying very loudly though!

I think we have coydogs as well.

Our hunting regs mention the take of feral goats and such but I think they are very rare in our state.

Many domestic animals can go feral includimng cows but I think those are rare due to their value and they would be preyed upon rather quickly as well.

What problems are feral donkeys and camels causing in Australia?
 
Kernel said:
Gun Boy,

That kangaroo found a permanent home at our local zoo. Far as I know, he’s still there. But wait, it gets weirder. One year later:

The Great Mauston Kangaroo Mystery….

http://www.w-files.com/files/Kangaroos/Juneau_County/Kangaroo_Juneau_12-12-2005.htm

This one was found 30 miles, in the opposite direction, from my house. I’m no biologist, but I think it might be proof of a hitherto unknown native kangaroo species - the North American Cheese Colored Kangaroo, Macropodidae Macropus cheeseheadinus.

Traits include: a mixed yellow coloration, a fondness for green & gold and the color red, and a diet comprised primarily of field corn, squeaky cheese, and Miller beer.

Ones thing’s for sure. Technically, they can’t be considered feral, since kangaroos aren’t domesticated animals. ;)
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That is weird. I wonder what you think of the dead kangaroo because here I see road killed kangaroos all the time, amongst other animals. Tasmania has the highest rate of road kill in Australia currently so this may not be surprising, but that rate is due to environmental conditions.
 
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There is feral donkeys in mountains in Southern California. I have seen them but it is illegal to shoot them I believe and I don't think they cause problems. On a still night they can be heard braying very loudly though!

I think we have coydogs as well.

Our hunting regs mention the take of feral goats and such but I think they are very rare in our state.

Many domestic animals can go feral includimng cows but I think those are rare due to their value and they would be preyed upon rather quickly as well.

What problems are feral donkeys and camels causing in Australia?
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Here in Tasmania there are no feral donkeys or camels (Too cold), but in outback Australia I know they are a big problem for environmentalists and cattle graziers, already suffering from drought. Here is a website I found about a camel cull that should show you the extent of the problem:

http://www.australianhunting.net/AHN_Journal/Articles/011 Camel Cull.htm
 
The US army brought in some camels into west Texas back in the mid 1800s to test their utility in desert conditions. It didn't work out, something about 'em scaring the horses or something, LOL. I don't know where they went, but they must've shipped 'em out or butchered 'em or gave 'em to the Apaches or something, 'cause we don't have a problem with feral camels. LOL

This site says a few escaped. I guess the Apache found 'em tasty, LOL. Hollywood made a comedy (I think) about this, but I never saw it. It was a movie along the lines of "Blazing Saddles", I think.

http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/camels.htm
 
Before the Civil War, Jefferson Davis was the US Secretary of War. He came up with the camel idea. The effort was based in Fort Davis, Texas, with camels used west from there toward El Paso onward. A problem was too many rocks compared to loose sand.

When the War started, the project ended. The camels were simply turned loose to forage as best they could. I disremember exactly from when I read about it, but IIRC the last of the offspring was seen around the time of WW I.
 
What problems are feral donkeys and camels causing in Australia?

The same problem we have here with wild horses and donkeys. They overbreed(and inbreed) and compete with livestock and wildlife for food. Unfortunatly, here they are protected to an insane degree. The BLM spends half (yes half) of it's annual budget on feeding captive "wild" horses and burros.
 
By definition most species in the state of Florida are feral or invasive due to mans destruction of natural habitat.
Many species people are used to seeing every day started as feral or invasive species.
The domesticated house cat is possibly the most sucessful worldwide invasive species aside from humans, although not near as destructive, thats a sad fact.
Dogs dont do to well feral. In areas with heavy human populations, lots of trash, and people who feed them, feral dogs establish small populations.
 
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