Journal of Camel Practice and Research
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 2

Extra-limital records of the one-humped camel in west and central Africa

Bartridge Partners, Bartridge House, Umberleigh, North Devon EX37 9AS, UK. Email: trevorbart@aol.com

Online published on 26 May, 2015.

Abstract

This paper documents unusual and new records of camels in several countries of West and Central Africa. For some countries it appears that the camels discussed in this paper are the first national introductions. In most cases of novel introduction, the camels arrived as personal gifts to Heads of State from the President of Libya.

Keywords

Africa, Camelus dromedarius, exotic species, geographic distribution, livestock introductions