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For various reasons, usually pest control, military force has been utilized by humans against non-human animals. In some instances, entire campaigns of military action have been initiated. Some of these military operations have been described as "wars" by various sources. Culling of livestock performed by military forces and rogue killings performed by lone soldiers are not included.

Antiquity edit

Conflict Date Location Human military Animals Result Reference(s)
Capture of animals by the Roman military c. 753 BC –523 AD Ancient Rome   Roman Military
Venatio fights end in 523 AD, ending the need for military capture of animals. [1][2]

20th century edit

Conflict Date Location Human military Animals Result Reference(s)
Wolf attacks during World War I c. 1917 Eastern front   Imperial German Army

  Imperial Russian Army

  Russian wolves Human victory [3]
Emu War 2 November – 10 December 1932 Campion, Australia   Australian Army   Emus Status quo ante bellum; Emu victory [4][5][6]
Tiger attack in the Vietnam War 5 May 1970 A Sầu Valley, Vietnam   United States Marine Corps   Tiger Human victory [7]

References edit

  1. ^ Epplett, Christopher (2001). "The Capture of Animals by the Roman Military". Greece & Rome. 48 (2): 210–222. ISSN 0017-3835.
  2. ^ "The Roman Gladiator". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ "Russian Wolves". The New York Times. 1917-07-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  4. ^ Shepherd, Tory (2023-10-06). "Australia's emu war: John Cleese outrun in race to shoot movie of how flightless birds thwarted army's machine guns". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ Banerji, Urvija (2016-03-21). "In 1932, Australia Started an 'Emu War'—And Lost". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. ^ Davies, Stephen J. J. F. (2003), "Emu", The New Encyclopedia of Birds, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198525066.001.0001/acref-9780198525066-e-40, ISBN 978-0-19-852506-6, retrieved 2024-05-07
  7. ^ Kirkeby, Ken (2022-02-24). "Tiger Attack in Vietnam". Sporting Classics Daily. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
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