After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be culled, the country announced ...

The hippos, an invasive species in Colombia, are part of a population of 200 that continues to reproduce unchecked.

If nothing is done to control the invasive creatures, officials estimate the population could grow to 1,000 animals by 2035. So, they aim to cull about 80 individuals later this year ...

Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ may have been given another a chance at life thanks to an unlikely source. The Colombian ...

For decades, the hippos that Pablo Escobar smuggled into Colombia as exotic pets have been multiplying in the warm waterways of the Magdalena River basin, growing from a handful of animals into a ...

The government of Colombia has formally asked India to assess whether to authorize relocation of 80 hippos to a conservation ...

The hippos are an invasive species in Colombia. Their growing population is believed to be a ticking time bomb that will ...

Colombia’s Environment Minister Irene Vélez recently defended the decision to euthanise up to 80 hippos, citing previous ...

Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar brought hippopotamuses to his estate in Colombia as part of a private zoo. When he died, they ...

A global wildlife controversy is unfolding after Anant Ambani stepped in with an unusual proposal—offering to relocate dozens ...

Indian magnate Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to take in at his wildlife sanctuary in India, 80 ...