Colombia is currently between a hippo and a hard place as the region prepares to cull its most notable invasive species.

Pablo Escobar was killed in 1993 after dominating the cocaine trade in the Americas for the previous decade. But the ...

If nothing is done to control the invasive creatures, officials estimate the population could grow to 1,000 animals by 2035.

For decades, the hippos that Pablo Escobar smuggled into Colombia as exotic pets have been multiplying in the warm waterways ...

After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be ...

Colombia said Monday it will cull up to 80 hippos descended from animals illegally introduced by the late drug trafficker ...

Colombia will euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from animals once owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar, in a ...

Colombia will launch a plan in the second half of 2026 to control its invasive hippopotamus population, including euthanizing ...

Colombia on Monday authorized a plan to euthanize dozens of hippos freely roaming a region in the center of the country as ...

DOZENS of Pablo Escobar’s randy cocaine hippos will be executed as the out-of-control herd runs riot in Colombia. The beasts ...

Colombia plans to control its invasive hippopotamus population by euthanizing 80 animals, as announced by Environment Minister Irene Velez. The hippos, originally introduced by Pablo Escobar, now ...

According to the ministry, hippos, first introduced in the 1980s by Colombian drug chief Pablo Escobar Gaviria, were officially declared an invasive alien species in 2022 due to their negative impacts ...