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The Emu War (or Great Emu War) [2] was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus, a large flightless bird indigenous to Australia, said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Dingo attacks on humans are rare in Australia, and when they do occur are generally on young children and small teenagers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, dingoes are much more of a danger to livestock, especially to sheep and young cattle. [ 3 ]
USA, Texas, Beaumont — Killed by a cougar inside his family home. [20] 17 December 1924 Jimmie Fehlhaber, 13, Male: USA, Washington, Olema — Attacked and killed as he tried to outrun a cougar for about 100 yards (91 m). [21] 19 June 1949 Norman Taylor, 7, Male: Canada, British Columbia, Kyuguot — Killed and eaten while walking on a beach ...
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The Legislature created the service in 1915. It is a part of the Texas A&M University System and is headquartered in College Station, Texas. Among its responsibilities are to manage state owned timberlands, serve as the lead agency in dealing with wildfires throughout the state, and maintain a registry of famous trees throughout the state.
The John Henry Kirby State Forest is a 626-acre (2.5 km 2) forest reserve located in Tyler County, Texas. Located just fourteen miles (21 km) south of Woodville and seventeen miles north of Kountze, it is used primarily for research by Texas A&M University. [1] It is open to the public for picnics and touring only.
Two large emus on the loose in South Carolina ruffled the feathers of locals a week after dozens of monkeys escaped from a research facility in the Palmetto State.
Further, the Forest Service fought fires on 2.996 million acres (12,120 km 2) of land in 2007. [15] The Forest Service organization includes ranger districts, national forests, regions, research stations and research work units and the Northeastern Area Office for State and Private Forestry. Each level has responsibility for a variety of functions.