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

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

Flamingos have settled into the rice fields of Ferrara, a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, threatening the signature Italian dish of risotto.

Farmers in northeastern Italy are grappling with an unexpected and colourful adversary: flamingos.The recent arrivals are ...

Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy’s northeast The long-legged birds aren’t interested in the seedlings; rather, flamingos use their webbed feet to stir ...

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) ...