Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down
TV host and wildlife biologist Forrest Galante is helping the Colombian government capture and sterilize the country's ...
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After Pablo Escobar's Death, His Lavish Estate In Colombia Was Largely Abandoned, But His Small Herd Of Hippos Went Onto Thrive In The Country
However, the hippos were left on their own. They ended up thriving in Colombia, where they have no natural predators and don't experience any droughts. Currently, about 170 hippos roam northwest ...
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Colombia to cull some of Pablo Escobar's hippos
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday. Authorities have ...
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Invasive hippos may become a plague in Colombia by 2030
“This is an important step to advance in an immediate action plan, in order to address the situation generated by the presence of hippos in Colombia, which have caused impacts on our ecosystems ...