How farmers are becoming unexpected heroes in the bird migration crisis

How farmers are becoming unexpected heroes in the bird migration crisis

Across the Americas, rice and crawfish farmers are helping keep migrating birds alive by transforming their land into makeshift wetlands.Lela Nargi reports for Knowable Magazine.In short:Bird populations like ducks, cranes, and sandpipers are plummeting as wetlands vanish due to climate change and development, prompting farmers and conservationists to team up.Traditional rice-and-crawfish farms in Texas and Louisiana offer critical wetland-like …