Emu War - Aftermath

Aftermath

In spite of the problems encountered with the cull, the farmers of the region once again requested military assistance in 1934, 1943 and 1948, only to be turned down by the Government. Instead, the bounty system that had been instigated in 1923 was continued, and this proved to be effective: 57,034 bounties were claimed over a six month period in 1934.

By December 1932, word of the Emu War had spread, reaching to Great Britain. Some conservationists there protested the cull as "extermination of the rare emu". Dr. Dominic Serventy, an eminent Australian ornithologist, described the cull as "an attempt at the mass destruction of the birds".