Marksmen in helicopters are shooting as many as 10,000 in five days.
"Normally they want to stay away from people and they do keep away," said John Hardy, who operates a camel tourism business in Port Macquarie. "But they do do damage."
Authorities say camels are beginning to drink water needed by humans and could pollute sources as they move in.
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