WEBMar 3, 2023 · 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 drug lord in …
WEB1 day ago · Colombia to control invasive hippo population. FILE - Hippos float in the lagoon at Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo …
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- Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of ani…
The drug baron brought a small number of the African beasts to Colombia in the late 1980s. But after his death in 1993, the so-called "cocaine hippos" were left to roam freely and environmental authorities have been helpless to curb their numbers. - The hippos, which spread from Escobar's estate into nearby rivers where they flourished, have …
Authorities estimate there are 169 hippos in Colombia, especially in the Magdalena River basin, and that if no measures are taken, there could be 1,000 by 2035.
- Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of ani…
WEBNov 22, 2023 · SMART NEWS. Pablo Escobar’s Multiplying ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Will Be Sterilized in Colombia. The country’s hippo population has grown to about 170, and …
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 …
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WEBFeb 10, 2021 · A group of hippos originally imported by Escobar to his private zoo decades ago has multiplied and, according to scientists, is now spreading through one of the country's main waterways - the...
WEBMar 30, 2023 · Colombia said Wednesday it was making progress on the transfer of 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries, but mitigating the havoc caused by this unusual legacy of deceased druglord Pablo...
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WEBNov 3, 2023 · Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo …
WEBMar 30, 2023 · Colombia has said a plan to move 70 hippos to overseas sanctuaries will cost $3.5 million (£2.8m). Drug lord Pablo Escobar, who was shot dead by police in …
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