[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***They’re totally feral, and have caused huge headaches. ***

Same in the USA. They were tried here in the 1850s and found to be great desert animals for hauling loads, better than mules. BUT, because they were the idea of Jefferson Davis, before the Civil War, the project was scrapped and the camels released in the wild and became feral.

They were shot on sight by the locals till none remained.

[vetvetdoug]

The Apaches ate many of the released camels and the last one seen was around Ft. Huachuca. Douglas MacArthur when a young boy saw feral camels there. There were legends about camels being seen up into the 20th Century.