While putting camels on the menu could help reduce their numbers, and is one of the proposals in the report, Edwards admits it is unlikely that Australia can eat its way out of the problem.
Hundreds of thousands of camels will have to be removed to bring the numbers down to a point where they cause minimal damage, he said.
“I think [eating them] is an option that may work in some areas but it won’t be the panacea,” he said.
The local market for camel meat would be limited and even given the fact that there is a large demand from some countries overseas it would be difficult to harvest and process the animals.
Switching from cattle and sheep to kangaroos also faces problems, said beef farmer Kelvin Brown.
Transporting kangaroos to the abattoir would also be fraught with difficulties.
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