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Colombia, Pablo Escobar and hippo

Colombia plans to euthanize dozens of 'cocaine hippos,' descendants of animals brought by notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar

Colombia is taking aim at its invasive hippopotamus population. This week, the government announced plans to euthanize dozens of the hulking animals, which are causing ecological and safety issues in the South American country.

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Colombian officials plan to cull 80 hippos linked to Pablo Escobar

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Colombia approves plan to cull dozens of wild hippos

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Pablo Escobar's wild hippo herd facing a cull in Colombia

Colombian officials are set to cull around 80 wild hippos from a colony originally started by Pablo Escobar.

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Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar

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Colombia to kill dozens of "cocaine hippos" linked to Pablo Escobar

Colombia will kill hippos to control population, country says

Colombia will launch a plan in the second half of 2026 to control its invasive hippopotamus population, including euthanizing an initial 80 animals, Environment Minister Irene Velez said on Monday. The South American country is home to some 200 hippos in the central region near the Magdalena River.

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A hippopotamus for Christmas: Zoo announces birth of baby pygmy hippo

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A zoo in Virginia welcomed a baby hippopotamus just in time for Christmas. The Richmond Metro Zoo announced on Dec. 24 the birth of a baby pygmy hippopotamus at their facility. The baby was born on Dec. 9 and is the ...

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Hippopotamus Hamsini, which killed veterinary doctor, dies at Shivamogga zoo due to ill health

SHIVAMOGGA: Hamsini, a 12-year-old female hippopotamus, died at the Tiger and Lion Safari in Tyavarekoppa on Tuesday, zoo authorities said. It was the same hippopotamus that killed Sameeksha Reddy, a veterinarian apprentice,

Hippo ‘Hamsini’ lost two babies, might lose life due to intrauterine foetal death in Shivamogga zoo

Hamsini, the pregnant hippopotamus which attacked a young veterinarian at Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari in Shivamogga and caused her death last month, is in critical condition following intrauterine foetal death.