One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking

NAIROBI: DURING this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya’s Rift Valley that has emerged as the centre of a booming illegal trade. The mating ritual sees winged males leave the nest to impregnate queens, who also take flight at this … The post One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking first appeared on Daily News . The post One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking appeared first on Daily News .

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