Colombian authorities have announced a plan to euthanize around 80 wild and invasive so-called “cocaine hippos,” years after notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar illegally introduced them.
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‘Cocaine hippos’ linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar will be euthanized
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Colombia moves to kill Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ amid ecological threat
Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to euthanize up to 80 of Pablo Escobar's free-range "cocaine hippos" that have invaded the country's center and threatened villagers since he brought them in.
Colombia will euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from animals once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, in a controversial move underscoring the growing environmental and public safety risks p
Colombian authorities have announced a plan to euthanize around 80 wild and invasive so-called “cocaine hippos,” years after notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar illegally introduced them.
