The Emu War (or Great Emu War) [2] was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.

Jan 14, 2025 · Emu War, military operation to address the issue of emus, large flightless birds, damaging large amounts of crops in Western Australia. The campaign lasted from November to December 1932. Three members of the Royal Australian Artillery were assigned to cull roughly 20,000 emus using machine guns.

May 20, 2024 · The Emu War was an Australian military operation to get rid of emus all across western Australia. Due to a particularly bad drought, a large migration of emus made their way to water, and they found refuge in Campion.

Oct 18, 2016 · To open hostilities with the emus of Western Australia that were moving in from central Australia in search of water and, having stumbled on the region’s delicious wheat districts, had begun to ravage crops. No sooner had the unit arrived than a flock of 50 emus was sighted.

Dec 6, 2024 · These resilient birds, capable of covering vast distances in search of food, became unexpected adversaries to farmers in the 1930s during the infamous “Emu War.” In the 1930s, a battle unlike...

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Mar 21, 2016 · Once protected as a native species, the emu became the enemy of Western Australia’s farmers by destroying the region’s wheat fields. Arjan Haverkamp / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Here is a...

Mar 5, 2025 · The Great Emu War began on November 2, when the Australians spotted advance elements of the emu horde and sprang into action. With the assistance of the local farmers, they attempted to herd the emus into an ambush, but contrary to what they expected, they did not stick together but the birds scattered, making them difficult targets.

Oct 19, 2023 · The Emu War, also referred to as the Great Emu War, was fought between humans and emus in Australia in 1932. It was an attempt to curb the number of emus that were running amok and damaging crops in the Campion district of western Australia.

Feb 8, 2021 · About 50 emus were sighted near Campion but they were outside of the Lewis guns range. Local people tried to herd them closer to the soldiers but the wily emus split up and ran off. Two days later...