Original sentence: The cull was announced in July, 2009, by Environment Minister Peter Garrett, and is intended to control camel numbers before the rising population "wipes out" portions of the desert ecosystem – without intervention, camel numbers are expected to double in Australia every decade
Edited sentence: The cull was announced in July, 2009, by Environment Minister Peter Garrett, and is intended to control camel numbers before the rising population destroys portions of the desert ecosystem – without intervention, camel numbers are expected to double in Australia every decade