| Record Number |
759384 |
| Title |
Running wild : Australia's camels [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2016] |
| copyright2016 |
| Pagination etc. |
1 DVD-video (58 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Contents note |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow : R-123223-9. |
| Creation Note |
Director Ben Hawke, Producer Ian Harley. |
| Performer note |
Narrator Robyn Davidson. |
| Summary Note |
Australia is home to some of the world’s most interesting animals – from kangaroos to koalas, to deadly spiders and snakes. But did you know it’s also home to the largest population of wild camels on Earth? After first arriving on our shores in 1860 to assist in the ill-fated Burke and Willis expedition to cross Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, there was once an estimated one million feral camels running wild across the Australian outback. Narrated by Robyn Davidson, author of Tracks – the story of her remarkable 1,700 mile trek on camelback across the deserts of western Australia – this riveting documentary looks at the history of the camel in our country. From the explorers who brought them here, to the people still working with them today, Running Wild: Australia’s Camels examines both the impact of feral camels on our fragile environment and the massive culling operations responsible for thinning the herd. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subject |
Feral animals -- Control -- Australia |
| Introduced animal pests -- Australia -- History |
| Camels -- Australia |
| Camels -- Australia, Central |
| Feral animals -- Australia |
| Introduced animals -- Australia -- History |
| Television programs -- Australia |
| Nonfiction television programs. |
| Environmental television programs. |
| Documentary television programs. |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Added Author |
Davidson, Robyn, 1950- author,
narrator. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD 599.6362 RUNN |
