Thirsty Emus Invade Town to Escape New South Wales Drought

Thirsty Emus Invade Town to Escape New South Wales Drought

pA mining town in New South Wales’ far west has been invaded by mobs of emus in search of food and water as the drought ravaging the state continues to intensifya.ppIn this video, taken by David Bradbury from his car in June, a lone emu can be seen wandering down a suburban street in Broken Hill.ppHe told Storyful the drought was driving a lot of wildlife into urban areas.ppIn other regions of the state, kangaroo invasionsa have plagued urban areas and competed with domestic livestock for limited resources, spurring the government to relax laws around kangaroo cullinga.ppABC reporteda the emus that have overtaken Broken Hill had resulted in a huge number of callouts for local wildlife groups, as many birds were injured in car accidents and even dog attacks.ppA mob of emus even gatecrasheda a rugby match in early August, running onto the field mid-game.


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Uploaded: 2018-08-21

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