Monicah Mwangi

1 week ago | primeafrica.co.ke | Humphrey Malalo |Hereward Holland |Monicah Mwangi

Ant smuggling poses additional threat to wildlife ecosystem Queen ants would fetch over $900,000 in Asia, North America and Europe, magistrate says Kenya Wildlife Service warns against biodiversity plunder Nairobi, Kenya - A Kenyan court has handed down landmark fines to four men involved in the attempted trafficking of thousands of rare queen ants, in a case that experts say signals a shift in global biopiracy from iconic species like elephants to lesser-known but ecologically vital insects....

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Monicah Mwangi

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. Vietnamese national Duh Hung Nyugen and Kenyan Dennis Ng'ang'a react during their sentencing after they pleaded guilty of illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya.

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Humphrey Malalo |Monicah Mwangi

07 May 2025 - 14:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Samples of garden ants concealed in syringes are presented to court as two Belgian nationals, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national appeared for the hearing of their case, after they pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 15 2025.

1 week ago | liberation.fr | Monicah Mwangi |Sascha GARCIA

C’est le procès de trafiquants d’un genre peu commun qui doit se conclure au Kenya ce mercredi 7 mai. Un tribunal de Nairobi rend sa décision concernant deux jeunes Belges de 18 ans, accusés d’avoir tenté de faire sortir des milliers de fourmis du pays, enfermées dans des tubes à essai. Ils sont accusés de possession illégale et trafic d’animaux sauvages vivants et risquent 10 000 dollars d’amende et cinq ans de prison.

3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Hereward Holland |Monicah Mwangi

By Hereward Holland and Monicah MwangiNAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police who raided a national park guesthouse earlier this month aimed not to bust elephant tusk or rhino horn poachers but a more esoteric ring trading a much smaller, more lucrative item by weight – queen ants. Two Belgian teenagers were arrested for wildlife trafficking at Jane Guesthouse in Naivasha on the edge of Hell’s Gate National Park.