Yes,of course it is true!
A desert 'local' can eat as much as he/she desires and can afford.
As there are many major cities and towns in the desert southwest of the United States, people can eat almost any food they wish if it is available in local stores and markets.
99.999% of the people who live in deserts around the world live in towns and cities. They can purchase any meat they require at the local market.
It depends on the local laws the prevail for that body of water.
Millions of people around the world who live in the cities and towns located in deserts have no problem getting food at their local markets and stores.
Travellers who wanted meals and beds, and local people who simply wanted to drink came to inns.
Considering that the vast majority (99.99%) of people residing in the desert live in cities and towns, they usually have a choice of nearly any type of food they wish at local markets, stores and restaurants.
99.999% of the people who live in deserts around the world reside in cities and towns and are able to buy whatever meat they wish at local markets.
When there was a Yugoslavia, its local drink was called Slivovitz, a plum brandy.
Contact your local doctor immediately! It can't be good to drink.
Most people around the world who live in deserts, and there are millions of them, live in cities and towns and are able to purchase almost any type of food at local stores and markets and restaurants. I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and my home is a few blocks from a Wal*Mart SuperCenter.
Bears do live in the desert. I live in the Chihuahuan Desert and bears occasionally come down from the local mountains to the desert floor. As long as they have a water source they survive quite well.