Extreme Heat Killing Off Camels as Temperatures Soar Past 50C in Deserts
Researchers and veterinarians say heat stress and drought are driving camel illness, with one study in Somalia finding mortality in nearly 46% of camel-owning households.
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As a consequence of the heat, several camel herders have moved their camels to other locations.
The Horn of Africa is experiencing extreme heat – something that is affecting both people and animals. Even the hardy dromedaries cannot cope with the prevailing heat. – The number of deaths has increased by at least 15 percent, veterinarian Hassan Nuya Guyo tells the BBC.
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Reuters reports that pastoralists in the Horn of Africa and North Africa have turned to camel herding over the years, drawn by the animals' renowned hardiness. Camels are widely known as the ships of the desert, but even these hardy animals have not escaped the harsh effects of rising temperatures in Africa. The Afar region in northeas…
Rising temperatures in Africa are now also making the hardy animals sick and increasing mortality, studies show.
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