Thirsty emus flock into Australian outback towns in desperate search for food and water as crushing drought worsens
- Emus are flocking to outback town in a desperate hunt for food and water
- They’ve been sighted in and around Broken Hill, 935 kilometres west of Sydney
- The large mobs of emus hasn’t been seen before and comes amid drought crisis
Emus are flocking into an outback mining town in record numbers amid Australia’s worst drought in a generation.
An animal rescue unit in the town of Broken Hill said the large, flightless birds are desperately hunting for food and water.
They have been seen in and around Broken Hill, a town located 935 kilometres west of Sydney.
‘We used to have the regulars, probably about five or six,’ said Emma Singleton, spokeswoman for Broken Hill Council’s Rescue and Rehabilitation of Australian Native Animals unit.
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Emus have been caught flocking to outback mining town, Broken Hill, in a desperate hunt for food and water (pictured)
‘Now they’re actually walking down our main street. We’re seeing mobs of them,’ she said.
‘We’ve had 14 on a sporting oval. They’ve been out there for weeks – the locals in that area are giving them food and water.’
The council is warning residents to watch out for the animals as the rescue unit doesn’t want to chase them off the streets.
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There is an increasing risk that the emus will be hit by road traffic as five have been hit in the past week alone.
‘Our biggest concern at the moment is dog attacks on them,’ Singleton said.
The entire state of New South Wales was declared to be in drought after the state suffered through a drier than expected June and July.
This is not the first time animals and livestock have felt the burden of the drought.
Kangaroo bones were found standing up intact and many farmers are losing their livestock as they can’t afford to feed them.
The large mobs of emus hasn’t been seen before and comes amid drought crisis (pictured)
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