Would you pet an ant?

This week on The Wild Bits Show, we plunge into the bizarre world of exotic pet smuggling, uncovering a shocking black market for giant harvester ants. We then journey to eastern Indonesia to witness communities reviving ancient traditions to protect their seas, and travel to Guatemala where AI is being deployed to listen for illegal deforestation. Explore the surprising ways nature reclaims scarred landscapes from war, question the ethics of keeping wild animals, and debate the controversial role of trophy hunting in conservation. Plus, discover young Kenyan innovators turning farm waste into award-winning vehicle exhaust filters and a heartwarming initiative to save jaguars by reconnecting fragmented ecosystems.