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Emu War

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Also known as Australian Catastrophe, The Emu Revolution, The Great Emu War

1932 nuisance wildlife management campaign in Australia

AI overview

The Emu War was a 1932 wildlife management operation in Australia aimed at controlling a population of emus that were causing problems in the region. It represents an early example of attempting to manage conflict between humans and wildlife, though the campaign's effectiveness and methods have made it a notable historical case.

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Key facts

Location
Campion district , Western Australia
Planned by
Sir George Pearce
Objective
Reduce the local emu population to reduce crop loss in Western Australia by the emus
Date
2 November – 10 December 1932, (1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Executed by
Australian Army , led by Major Gwynydd Purves Wynne-Aubrey Meredith of the Royal Australian Artillery
Outcome
Minimal impact on the overall emu population.
Casualties
986 emus confirmed killed.

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Wikidata facts

Country
Australia
Image
TheGreatEmuWarcolage.png
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start time
1932-11-00
end time
1932-12-00
Commons category
Emu War
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Encyclopedic overview

The Emu War (or Great Emu War) was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia in late 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, large flightless birds indigenous to Australia, said to have been destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. The unsuccessful attempts to curb the emu population led to the deployment of Royal Australian Artillery soldiers armed with Lewis guns—leading the media to adopt the name "Emu War" when referring to the incident. Although many birds were killed, the emu population persisted and continued to cause crop destruction.

Background

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emu War” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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