The Emu War, also known as the Great Emu War, 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 said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Answer and Explanation: No people died during the Emu War because it wasn't actually a war. The Emu War refers to an attempt to control the emu (a large flightless bird) population in Australia because they were damaging crops. This "war" occurred in 1932.
The soldier-settlers found that rifles were far more effective deterrents, and 284,704 birds were killed in Western Australia between 1945 and 1960. Despite those casualties, it's safe to say that the Aussies lost the Great Emu War.
It sounds like a joke, but the Great Emu War of Western Australia was real. Soldiers with machine guns were deployed to fight off the flightless birds.
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Australia once declared war against emus and lost. Australia in 1932 declared a war against emus, as about 20,000 emus began occupying farmland, which was intended for WWI veterans. The Ministry of Defence deployed soldiers and provided machine guns to annihilate the birds.
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Emus live only in Australia, where they are widespread. Subspecies once existed on Tasmania and King Island, but they are now extinct. Emus live in eucalyptus forest, woodland, heath land, desert shrub lands and sand plains.
Background. After the Australian Army lost to the Emus, they decided to wage war a second time. This time they were aware of the tactics used by the Emu Army and were more successful in casualties against the Emus. Despite this, even though the Emus took heavy damage, they still managed to win.
The emu has the reputation of being one of the least intelligent birds among a few emu experts, including a Canadian scientist and a former emu breeder. They aren't as bright as crows but are more so than turkeys, and yet they can be easily fooled.
The end result of the war was arguably that the emus won via outlasting the humans. While there were no human casualties, only 986 of the roughly 20,000 emus were killed, and 9,860 bullets had been used up.
That lasted until December, at which point Meredith and his men were forced to admit defeat and retreat: the Australian army had been defeated by emus. They had used nearly all 10,000 rounds of ammunition, but at the cost of 10 rounds per emu killed.
The birds were out of range of the guns, so the locals attempted to herd the emus into an ambush. However the birds split into small groups and ran so that they were difficult targets. The first series of shots fired was ineffective due to how far away the Emus were.
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The Emu War, also known as the Great Emu War, 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 said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
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