Colombia plans to kill up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar’s private collection after they became an invasive animal population, officials said. The late drug lord smuggled four hippos into ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to euthanize dozens of free-range hippos that have invaded the country’s center and threatened villagers since they were first brought in by drug lord ...

DORADAL, Colombia—In a small town in central Colombia, the grunt of hippos has become part of the soundscape. Every afternoon in Doradal, locals and tourists gather at a lake on the edge of town. They ...

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos are the main draw. Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

Pablo Escobar was killed in 1993 after dominating the cocaine trade in the Americas for the previous decade. But the descendants of the notorious drug lord's prized hippos live on in Colombia -- and ...

Source: Steven Castaño/with permission. The case of the Colombian hippopotamuses is a clear example of "bioxenophobia" (or biological xenophobia, a dislike of invasive, alien species) and bias in ...