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Environmental officials in Colombia are considering a new plan to handle the herd of hippos born from Pablo Escboar's infamous estate. Manuel Bojorquez repor...
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In the early 1980’s Pablo Escobar, the richest criminal in the world, imported four hippos to Colombia in South America, and today, this invasive species is ...
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Jun 28, 2019 · Hippopotamus Problem In ColombiaHacienda Nápoles near Medellín is home to several hippos, thanks to Pablo Escobar, who had four in his private zoo. When Esco...
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- Swimming with A Dangerous Creature
For many people in Doradal, Saldarriaga’s hometown, the fishing story is just that: a tall tale. The prevailing rumor is that Saldarriaga had been trying to capture the hippo calf to sell. It’s public knowledge in the area that wildlife traffickers trade in hippos, but the police deny it; they say they haven’t received any reports of such incidents...
In a café in the central square of Doradal, a trafficker speaks about having a hippo at home, with no apparent concern about being overheard. I ask if he’s not scared of speaking so openly about doing something illegal. “Everyone here knows who I am. I offered the beast to everyone and no one wants to buy it,” he says. “By the way, wouldn’t you lik...
To reach the trafficker’s ranch requires crossing a maze of muddy trails. Next to the house is a pond of still green water, but the calf isn’t there. A petite teenage with big black eyes emerges from a corridor. “Are you looking for Campanita?” she asks. I look at her confused. “I named her Campanita.” The girl seems excited to have a visitor she c...
05/14/2023 May 14, 2023. Colombia's hippos are a threat to the country's ecosystem and its people. Here's how a drug lord's pet project turned into a major problem.
The hippos brought by Pablo Escobar to his private zoo have multiplied and invaded Colombia's waterways Pablo Escobar is a name Colombia has been trying to forget for the last 30 years.
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Nov 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 Escobar in the 1980s, through surgical sterilization, the transfer of hippos to other countries and possibly euthanasia.
