Is where the two Belgians were taken into custody. The 5,000 ants were discovered at a guest home where they were lodging. To ensure their survival for many months,
Te ants were placed in 2,244 test tubes filled with cotton wool. After 400 ants were discovered in their residences, the other two guys were taken into custody in Nairobi.
The ants were valued as 1 million shillings ($7,700) by Kenyan officials. Depending on the species and market, ant costs might vary significantly.
Ants enhance soils, facilitate germination, and provide food for animals like birds, according to Philip Muruthi, vice president for conservation at the Africa Wildlife Foundation in Nairobi.
“The problem is that you don’t consider what makes a healthy forest, like Ngong Forest, healthy when you see it. From the bacteria to the ants to the larger things, it’s the connections,” he said.
Muruthi issued a warning about the dangers of disease exportation and species trafficking to the target nations’ agriculture sectors.
