Farmers in Italy's northeastern Po Delta region are battling an unusual pest: flamingos. These birds have been invading rice ...

There’s a sticky situation simmering in Italy — where the solution might need plenty of legwork. Flamingos have been making themselves comfy in the rice fields of Ferrara, a charming city in the ...

Risotto rice crops in Italy are under threat from flocks of hungry flamingos stirring up paddy fields with their webbed feet.

Flamingos use their webbed feet to snatch mollusks, algae or insects, damaging rice crops. ... — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo.

A flock of Flamingos is seen in a flooded field that produce rice for risotto, in Jolanda Di Savoia, Italy, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/ Niccolo’ Luppone) ...