War Details
What year did the war start?
How did the Emus adapt to protect their group?
One would be on look out
How did emus affect crops?
destroyed crops while eating, destroyed fencing and allowed other animals to get in.
Large flightless birds
Emu
How long did the war last?
Roughly 2 months
What was the only long-term solution they could come up with?
Expansion of fencing over long distances
How did emus avoid getting shot?
running away/their thick hide
to control the size of a group
Cull
What was the reason for the war?
Emus destroying crops
How many Bounties were collected after the war?
Roughly 57,000
What climate event lead to the unusual migration in 1932?
Drought
a sum paid to kill or capture an animal
Bounty
Where did the war take place?
Western Australia, Campion District
What was military action viewed as?
Inhumane
What crisis could have been caused by the emu problem?
Economic downfall
military detachment or branch
Artillery
Who won the war?
The Emus!
In what year were Emus officially renamed a protected species?
1999
What year did the status of the Emu population change from protected to vermin?
1922
wild animals that are believed to be harmful in some way
Vermin