The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.
  • Flying Squid
    21•1 year ago

    and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.

    That and they’re incredibly dangerous. Hundreds of people are killed by hippos every year in Africa.

      • @EmpathicVagrant
        32•1 year ago

        I’d imagine 0 of the people killed by hippos in Africa were in Columbia at the time.

      • Flying Squid
        2•1 year ago

        So far? I have no idea. If this problem isn’t solved? Potentially many.