Category

Camel

Although their ancestor, the American camel, died out in the Late Pleistocene, 10,000-12,000 years ago, the U.S. Army and private operators brought modern camels to the New World beginning in the 1850s, where they were used for freighting, mining, postal delivery, surveys, military operations, and in zoos and circuses.

Interviews

Narrator: Doug BaumTitle: RewildingDuration: 00:02:08Date: March 20, 2023Doug Baum is a camel rancher, tour guide and educator, based in Valley Mills, Texas. Here he discusses the idea of rewilding - of reintroducing camels and other New World animals that roamed the Americas until dying out in the late Pleistocene, 10,000-12,000 years ago, due to climate change, human hunting and other factors.