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Move over big game smuggling, the new prize is small exotic ants for pricey ant farms. Mr. Funk was the managing editor of ...
Wherever there's dirt there's bound to be ants, but one particular group is so adept at blending in with the ground that they hold the name "dirt ant" (Basiceros) all to themselves.
The two other suspects, from Kenya and Vietnam, had about 400 ants. Authorities said the 5,000 ants had a street value of ...
The two Belgians were arrested in Kenya’s Nakuru county, which is home to various national parks. The 5,000 ants were found ...
The findings of a new study have important implications for native bee conservation, particularly in urban and agricultural ...
Four men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country. The Kenya ...
Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more likely to see them inside beginning in the spring, Chris Hayes, a postdoctoral ...
KWS now worries that illegal trafficking trends are shifting from easily noticeable mammals ...
Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Njeri Thuku at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, the ...
Queen ants are highly valuable, with common species going for between Ksh200 and Ksh1,000, while the larger, rarer species are Ksh1,500 and Ksh5,000, and highly exotic or difficult-to-catch queens ...
The prosecution is expected to present the facts of a case involving two Belgians, a Vietnamese citizen, and a Kenyan who pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession and trade in live queen ants.
Four individuals including two Belgians, a Vietnamese citizen, and Kenyan -- have pleaded guilty to charges of illegal ...