Here at BroBible, we’ve been tracking the cocaine hippos saga for a long time. I first wrote about them back in 2009 for AOL ...

Now officials are taking extreme measures to counter the problem A hippo crosses ... dead in Medellín by Colombian police, in 1993, local people poured onto the property and tore apart Escobar ...

The 7.7-square-mile property that he purchased ... However, the hippos were left on their own. They ended up thriving in Colombia, where they have no natural predators and don't experience any ...

The situation has escalated to such an extent that, in September 2024, the Colombian government officially declared "war" on the hippos. A court ordered the Ministry of Environment to present a ...

In the late '80s, infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar illegally imported a group of hippos for his personal zoo. Today, these hippos are wreaking havoc and are protected by the government.

“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 ...

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 ...