Emus, Western Australia
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The greatest migration of emus in recent times came out of the ZMurchison and Gascoyne pastoral areas during the winter of 1976. The emus were driven south-westerly by an instinctive search for food.
The Agriculture Protection Board's barrier fences stoped the wave of emus on the fringes of the wheatbelt, causing a congregation estimated in mid June to total 50,000 birds.
This article reviews the reason behind the emu migration and the policies employed to deal with such a situation.
Sexton, Michael T.
"Emus on the move : 1976,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 17
, Article 3.
Available at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol17/iss3/3