A hippo descended from the private menagerie of druglord Pablo Escobar has died in Colombia after being hit by a car, according to a statement from Colombian officials
The hippo died on the spot, while the person in the car received medical attention from first responders, following the collision Tuesday night on a road between Medellín and the Colombian capital Bogota. Officials said “situations like these reaffirm that the presence of hippos in the region is an environmental and social problem, which requires inter-institutional articulation to search for comprehensive, in-depth, and timely solutions.
Since then, they have reproduced rapidly and there are now between 130 and 160 of the hippos, spread far beyond Escobar’s former ranch where they began as a population of just one male and three females. Recently declared an invasive species in Colombia, the hippos’ threat to agriculture and people’s safety has been well documented in research, as has the impact of hippo waste on oxygen levels in bodies of water, which can reduce water quality and cause mass fish deaths.
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