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13/04/2026 21:43 (UTC)
Colombia to opt for euthanasia for Pablo Escobar's hippos
- Date: 13/04/2026 21:31 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EFE
- Topic: Human interest » Animal
Bogotá, Apr 13 (EFE).- Four hippos brought to Colombia decades ago by drug lord Pablo Escobar for his private zoo created a serious environmental and safety problem decades later, forcing the...
- Date: 23/07/2009 12:00 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EFE
- Author: Edgar Domínguez
- Topic: Human interest » Animal
(FILE) One of Pablo Escobar's hippos in the village of Doradal, Puerto Triunfo (Colombia), July 23, 2009. EFE/EDGAR DOMÍNGUEZ
- Date: 13/04/2026 18:43 (UTC)
- Credit: EFE
- Source: EFE
- Topic: Human interest » Animal
Bogotá, April 13 (EFE).– The Colombian government announced Monday a hippopotamus management plan that includes euthanizing at least 80 animals during the second half of this year, due to the uncontrolled reproduction of this invasive exotic species, which was introduced more than three decades ago by drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.Camera: Leonardo Castañeda
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Colombia to opt for euthanasia for Pablo Escobar's hippos
Colombia to opt for euthanasia for Pablo Escobar's hippos
Colombia to opt for euthanasia for Pablo Escobar's hippos
