Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' face Colombian government cull
Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday.
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Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday.
Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday.
The European Union was accused by 10 African countries of negatively impacting the survival of hippopotamus due to their stand on the proposed commercial trade ban. According to the documents submitted by the countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo, the population of hippos has dropped drastically in the last decade.
Colombian conservation authorities have started neutering the cocaine hippos previously owned by renowned cartel leader Pablo Escobar. The action will prevent the hippo species from expanding further, which may harm stream environments and endanger indigenous animals and humans.