They are the descendants of four hippos brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos ...

Colombian officials have approved a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from those brought to the country by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Since their introduction to Escobar’s private zoo in the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and ...

Around 200 hippos are roaming freely near the Colombian town of Doradal, descended from four animals that Pablo Escobar ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

As early as 2022, Colombia’s growing hippopotamus population had become a topic of concern. And for good reason: although hippos have not caused a single death in the country, Colombian authorities ...

The Colombian government has authorized a plan to euthanize dozens of hippos descended from animals smuggled into the country by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. There are an estimated 200 ...

Along the Magdalena River, one of Colombia’s primary waterways, fishermen move with wary precision as hippos introduced by ...