hippos

Colombia begins sterilization of hippos descended from pets of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female underwent surgical sterilization, environmental authorities said. It is part of a larger government effort to control the population of more than … Read more

Hippos Are in Hassle. Will ‘Endangered’ Standing Save Them?

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“My view is that the US commerce [in hippo parts] is essentially a byproduct of different causes for killing,” says Crawford Allan, a wildlife commerce skilled with the World Wildlife Fund. In Africa, he says, “no person wastes something. So when you kill an animal as a result of it’s a hazard to your group, … Read more