The largest herd of wild dromedaries (about a million animals) lives in Central and Western Australia. The species was introduced here from 1849, accompanied by camel drivers from Beluchistan, to contribute to the exploration and colonization of the dry continent. Later, the dromedaries were used to bring food to isolated settlements and to transport material for the construction of railway lines and telegraph poles. When the dromedaries were no longer needed, they were largely released. The 12,000 or so original dromedaries multiplied and even became a plague in Australia.
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