They're prolific breeders.
Colombia has a new plan to tackle the hippos introduced by Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are at risk of a cull as part of ongoing attempts by Colombia to control their soaring numbers. The country’s environment minister Susana Muhamad said ‘at least 20’ of the animals would be put down this year, while some will be sterilised and others moved abroad. Escobar, a notorious drug lord and narcoterrorist, imported just four hippos to his Hacienda Napoles ranch in the 1980s.
Hippos eat up to 40kg of grass every day, which results in less food for native species like the capybara, the world’s largest rodent. The hippos have disrupted the local ecosystem In addition, waste produced by the hippos can contain harmful bacteria, and also overwhelms the local waterways with nutrients, leading to harmful algal blooms.
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