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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
In November 2023, Susana Muhamad, the minister of environment and sustainable development in Colombia, announced a plan to mitigate the population of invasive hippos, which includes sterilization ...
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Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down
There are now around 200 of the hippos living in the Rio Magdalena and other Colombian waterways. Photo by Juancho Torres / Getty Images Forrest Galante has bad luck with hippos. He was nearly killed ...
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Drug lord Pablo Escobar legacy to Colombia, the invasive ecosystem engineers, African hippos
The hippos In Colombia have no competitors and no predators ... the most cost-effective option would be to continue male sterilization. They estimated the costs between US$ 0.85 and US$ 1.4 ...
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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 ...
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Colombian court orders drastic measures against Escobar's hippos
The court in Colombia has issued a ruling that has stirred many. It ordered adopting "measures for the eradication" of over 160 of "Escobar's hippos." The court stated this is necessary due to ...