Experts believe the population could grow from about 170 now to about 1,000 in 2035 if proper action is not taken The population of hippopotami descending from Pablo Escbobar’s so-called “cocaine ...

In Colombia’s enormous Magdalena River basin, an ecological anomaly has triggered an extraordinary debate among ecologists.

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In November 2023, the Colombian government announced its new plan to control Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” — a growing population of invasive hippos threatening Colombians and their environment.

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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, ...