Pablo Escobar: Why scientists want to kill Colombia’s hippos
Illegally brought to Colombia by drug baron Pablo Escobar, the animals have become a major headache. …
“It is obvious that we feel sorry for these animals, but as scientists we need to be honest,” Colombian biologist Nataly Castelblanco, one of the study’s authors, told the BBC. “Hippos are an invasive species in Colombia and if we do not kill a part of their population now, the situation could be out of control in just 10 or 20 years.”
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