Pablo Escobar's notorious "cocaine hippos" are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia's minister of environment and sustainable development on Thursday.
Pablo Escobar's notorious "cocaine hippos" are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development on Thursday.government said currently stands at 169 animals, has rapidly reproduced from the original population of one male and three females which the drug kingpin owned as part of his private collection of exotic creatures.
This new phase to control the hippo population involves three strategies: sterilisation, relocation and "ethical euthanasia," it added. In 2021, scientists recommended culling the hippos to prevent long-term negative effects, but other scientists are calling instead for a castration program, citing concerns over animal welfare.Colombian Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Susana Muhamad looks on during a press conference in Bogota on November 2.
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