Tag: hippos
Hippos on hit list – look
A young hippo with its mother at a zoo in Mexico. In Colombia, the offspring of hippos from drug boss Pablo Escobar’s private zoo are considered an invasive pest by…
End of the game for the hippos by Pablo Escobar
It is probably the most spectacular sterilization operation in recent history, if not the most massive. The Colombian environmental agency Cornare is preparing to incapacitate sixty hippos living in freedom…
American justice grants rights to Pablo Escobar’s hippos
Hippos splashing around at Hacienda Napoles, Pablo Escobar’s former ranch, in February 2021. FERNANDO VERGARA / AP Shippos are a part of Pablo Escobar’s legacy that no one is quick…
Court recognizes Pablo Escobar’s hippos as legal entities
1/2 Probably the largest herd of hippos outside of Africa lives in Colombia. 2/2 The descendants of Escobar’s hippos pollute the ecosystem and are said to have attacked fishermen. The…
Colombia: US court wants to save Escobar hippos from being shot
1/12 Pablo Escobar’s hippos have become a nuisance in Colombia. Therefore they are threatened with being shot down. But a US court wants to prevent that. 2/12 Several animals have…
Plague in Colombia: hippos sterilized by Pablo Escobar
1/12 Pablo Escobar’s hippos have become a nuisance in Colombia. 2/12 Therefore a number of animals have now been sterilized. 11/12 And terrorize people. 12/12 In addition, various fish species…