Emu War

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Emu War
Part of The Great Depression
File:Deceased emu during Emu War.jpg A man holding an emu killed by Australian soldiers
Date 2 November – 10 December 1932 Location Campion district, Western Australia Result Emu Victory The campaign failed
Belligerents
Emu	Australia
Commanders and leaders
	Sir George Pearce Major G. P. W. Meredith Royal Australian Artillery
Strength
20,000	3
Casualties and losses
986 birds died Nearly 2500 succumbed from bullet injuries later on	None (10,000 rounds of ammo used up)

The Emu War, also called the Great Emu War, was a military operation in Australia in late 1932. Emus are large birds that cannot fly. Wild emus only live in Australia.

The Australian army killed many emus because the farmers thought they were pests. Farmers were having trouble with the many emus invading the Campion district of Western Australia. Soldiers tried to kill emus with Lewis guns. The media called the military action against birds the "Emu War". The army did kill some, but there were still many emus and they continued to destroy crops.

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