Kenya sentences four men for trying to smuggle ants out of the country

A court in Kenya has sentenced four men to one year in prison or to pay a fine of $7,700 each, for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen ants out of the country.

Authorities said the giant insects were destined for collectors in Europe and Asia in what is seen as an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

Two of the men are Belgian teenagers who told the court they were collecting them as a hobby and did not…