One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking
The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.
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"Even I, as an entomologist, have been surprised at the extent of the apparent trade."
— Dino Martins , Academic
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The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.
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