Colombia Approves Plan to Cull Escobar's Invasive Hippos
Colombia has approved a plan to cull a significant number of hippos descended from drug lord Pablo Escobar's private zoo. The decision aims to control the invasive species, which poses a threat to local ecosystems.
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Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo
Dozens of feral pachyderms linked to drug kingpin to be killed because of threat to native species and villagers Colombian officials have authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals brought to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, after the feral beasts displaced native species and threatened local villagers. The environment minister, Irene Vélez, said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population had been expensive and unsuccessful, inc...
By Associated Press in Bogotá
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Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.
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Colombia is the only country outside of Africa with a wild hippo population
By Manuel Rueda
Read full article →Colombia authorizes the use of euthanasia to stop the spread of Pablo Escobar’s hippos
The Ministry of Environment explains that no country agreed to take in the invasive species, which arrived in 1981 at the hands of the drug lord
By Lucas Reynoso
Read full article →Colombia to control hippo population through euthanasia - The Straits Times
Colombia to control hippo population through euthanasia The Straits Times
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