How a drugs lord's 'cocaine hippos' got out of control in Colombia
WebMay 8, 2023 · The late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had a taste for the exotic. He famously stocked his private zoo with giraffes, zebras and hippopotamuses, and some of those African hippos escaped...
Removing 70 of Pablo Escobar’s hippos to cost Colombia $3.5m
WebMar 30, 2023 · Colombia has said that the cost of transferring 70 hippos that belonged to deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar to overseas sanctuaries will be $3.5m. The cocaine baron brought a small number of...
Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos': Relocating 70 to cost ... - CNN
WebMar 30, 2023 · CNN — Colombia’s plans to relocate 70 “cocaine hippos” descended from drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private menagerie will cost approximately $3.5 million, officials said in a press...
Colombia spends millions moving Pablo Escobar’s hippos | Fortune
WebMar 30, 2023 · The Colombian government is preparing to spend millions of dollars removing a herd of hippos brought into the country by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The late cocaine baron...
Pablo Escobar: Colombia's 'cocaine hippos' must be culled ... - CNN
WebJan 18, 2021 · The authors of the study, published in the January edition of the journal Biological Conservation, recommend that the hippos be culled to prevent long-term negative effects, but other scientists...
Removing Pablo Escobar’s hippos from Colombia to cost $3.5m
WebMar 30, 2023 · Removing Pablo Escobar’s hippos from Colombia to cost $3.5m Plan is to send 60 hippos to Gujarat, India, and another 10 animals will go to zoos and sanctuaries in Mexico. 30 Mar 2023...
Colombia may move hippos that left Pablo Escobar's ranch to …
WebMar 3, 2023 · BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar's former ranch – descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late...
Pablo Escobar’s hippos: A growing problem - BBC News
WebJun 25, 2014 · Carlos Valderrama By William Kremer BBC World Service A herd of hippopotamuses once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar has been taking over the countryside near his former...
Pablo Escobar: Colombia sterilises drug lord's hippos - BBC News
WebOct 16, 2021 · Escobar, who was shot dead by police in 1993, illegally imported exotic animals, including a male and a female hippo - dubbed the "cocaine hippos". Since then, a growing population has been taking ...
Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos: Colombia proposes new solution …
WebMar 3, 2023 · Cornare has tried marking them with paint, satellite markers and collars, but the hippos, somehow, have been able to remove them all. This year, the agency plans to load the darts with tattoo ink.
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