200 dollars for an ant: wildlife traffickers' new frontier - BBC Africa

Across the globe, passionate collectors treasure ants as exotic pets, often willing to spend over 200 dollars for just one. More than 2,000 queen ants of Kenya’s red harvester species were found in a wildlife smuggler’s luggage at Nairobi airport. Scientists warn the craze could wipe out wild colonies and destabilise fragile ecosystems 🎤 Reporter: Anita Nkonge 🎬 Produced by Marco Oriunto Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/