Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo

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DW - Top Stories 5 hours ago • dw.com

Colombia approves cull of Pablo Escobar-legacy wild hippos

Nature and EnvironmentColombiaColombia approves cull of Pablo Escobar-legacy wild hipposMuna Turki with AP, Reuters and dpa04/14/2026April 14, 2026Decades after the drug lord brought in the first hippos for his private z…

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The Guardian - UK 18 hours ago • theguardian.com

Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo

Dozens of feral pachyderms linked to drug kingpin to be killed because of threat to native species and villagersColombian officials have authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals brought to the co…

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