Farmers may want to preserve wild birds near their farms, but buyers’ fears of foodborne illness — and subsequent lawsuits — can make it tough. 

That Won’t Fly

Farmers worried about avian influenza are trying to zap the wild birds that carry it.

Attacking Bird Flu With Lasers

There’s a new movement afoot, encouraging farmers to create bird habitats on their land. It provides natural insect control while mitigating the massive bird losses of recent decades.

Retro Pest Control: Inviting Birds Back to the Farm

As tensions have risen between owners of working cats and conservationists concerned with their environmental impacts, a beloved pastoral mainstay may be slipping away.

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That Won’t Fly

Attacking Bird Flu With Lasers

Retro Pest Control: Inviting Birds Back to the Farm

The Slow Death of the American Barn Cat