> They told the magistrate they were collecting the ants for fun and did not know that it was illegal.
> The two Belgians were arrested in Kenya’s Nakuru county, which is home to various national parks. The 5,000 ants were found in a guest house where they were staying, and were packed in 2,244 test tubes that had been filled with cotton wool to enable the ants to survive for months.
So... for fun, vs. packed in 2,244 carefully-prepared test tubes.
Speculation: Zero Kenyan magistrates are gullible enough to buy their excuse.
> They told the magistrate they were collecting the ants for fun and did not know that it was illegal.
> The two Belgians were arrested in Kenya’s Nakuru county, which is home to various national parks. The 5,000 ants were found in a guest house where they were staying, and were packed in 2,244 test tubes that had been filled with cotton wool to enable the ants to survive for months.
So... for fun, vs. packed in 2,244 carefully-prepared test tubes.
Speculation: Zero Kenyan magistrates are gullible enough to buy their excuse.