Colombia to cull ‘cocaine hippos’ left to roam by druglord Escobar
Hippos, descendants from a small herd introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, are seen in the wild in a lake near the Hacienda Napoles theme park, in Doradal, Colombia. (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Colombia is to cull hippos descended from a pet herd owned by the cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Twenty of the 166-strong herd will be sterilised and others will be transferred abroad, Susana Muhamad, the country’s environment minister, said.
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