Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives

November 2, 2026 · 3:00 pm 1 sources

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• Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives
  The Guardian · November 2, 2026 15:00
  Devon nature reserve says ‘reckless’ theft of narrow-headed ant colony sets back years of conservation work A nest containing up to 5,000 of England’s rarest ant species has been stolen from a nature reserve, a conservation charity has said. Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) said a nest of narrow-headed…