The notorious drug lord smuggled four hippos into the country to keep at his luxurious country estate. Now their descendants are considered an invasive species.
The Colombian government has announced a raft of measures to control its growing population of invasive hippos—descendants of animals introduced to the country by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.Hippos are native to Africa, but in the 1980s, Escobar smuggled four of the animals into Colombia, keeping them at his luxurious country estate, Hacienda Nápoles, in the municipality of Puerto Triunfo—located east of Medellin—which featured a private zoo.
At a press conference, Muhamad said the measures were being introduced to 'reduce social, environmental and ecosystem impacts' of the invasive species.The environment minister said the first stage of the plan will be the surgical sterilization of 40 hippos per year, which will begin next week, the Associated Press reported.This procedure is expensive, however, with each sterilization costing almost $10,000.
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