ABC News – Australia ·australia ·7 hours ago

Colombia approves cull of up to 80 hippos

Colombia approved a plan to cull up to 80 hippos in an effort to manage a population grown from four hippos brought by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Environment Minister Irene Vélez stated that previous attempts to control the population have failed. The hippos are threatening local communities and competing with native species for resources.

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