{"podcast":{"title":"DW AfricaLink","slug":"dw-africalink-200114","podcast_index_feed_id":200114,"rss_url":"https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_africalink","website_url":"https://www.dw.com/en/africalink/program-17270580?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/74973914_7.png","author":"DW","episode_count":100,"summary":"DW AfricaLink is packed with news, politics, culture and more — every weekday. From combating health issues and freedom of expression to finances, tolerance and environmental protection, we have it covered.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T14:26:11.633282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114"},"episode":{"title":"Why are tiny African ants being smuggled abroad?","slug":"why-are-tiny-african-ants-being-smuggled-abroad","published_at":"2026-08-26T14:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/why-are-tiny-african-ants-being-smuggled-abroad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-tiny-african-ants-being-smuggled-abroad/audio-78512900?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","audio_url":"https://radiodownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/Events/podcasts/en/8027_podcast_africalink/5B5FB356_2-podcast-8027-78512900.mp3","summary":"Wildlife trafficking is usually associated with elephants and rhinos. But in East Africa, a much smaller creature is becoming part of the illegal trade: the Giant African Harvester Ant. A single queen can fetch €200. But these ants still play a vital role in their ecosystems. Lucy Riley speaks with ant expert Dino Martins and DW's Andrew Wasike in Nairobi about the growing trade in African ants.","meta_description":"Wildlife trafficking is usually associated with elephants and rhinos. But in East Africa, a much smaller creature is becoming part of the illegal trade: t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dw-africalink-200114/episodes/why-are-tiny-african-ants-being-smuggled-abroad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/why-are-tiny-african-ants-being-smuggled-abroad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}