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 ...

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

You Won't Believe the Unexpected 'Pests' Destroying Rice Crops in Italy originally appeared on Parade. The next time you find ...

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 ...

JOLANDA DI SAVOIA, Italy (AP) — An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immigrants have set their hungry ...

Europe News: JOLANDA DI SAVOIAL: An unusual pest is ravaging crops and irking farmers in northeastern Italy: the flamingo. Flocks of these relatively recent immig.

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) ...