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Kenyan authorities catch rare ant smugglers. Four smugglers caught trying to transport thousands of live ants out of Kenya for sale on exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia will be sentenced for trafficking wildlife. In a case hailed as a milestone by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), authorities intercepted live queen ants, including the Giant African Harvester Ant, concealed in modified test tubes and syringes. Aficionados enjoy keeping ants in transparent cases and watching them build complex colonies. The KWS trumpeted the case as a landmark in the fight against biopiracy.

Wild animals are disappearing in Latin America. Colombia is fighting back.

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