Colombia declared hippos an invasive species last year
Bogota, Colombia:
Colombia will kill some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country’s environment minister said Thursday. Authorities have tried various approaches to stem the population explosion along the Magdalena River, including sterilization and the transfer of individuals to zoos abroad.
But until now they have not been able to contain the growth of the number of hippos in the department of Antioquia in Colombia, thousands of kilometers from their homeland in Africa.
After the cocaine baron Escobar was killed in a shootout with the police in 1993, the animal he had imported for a private zoo they were left to roam freely in a hot savannah region of Antioquia crossed by rivers, marshes and swamps with abundant hippopotamus food.
Colombia’s environment ministry declared hippos an invasive species last year, opening the door to a cull.
Experts warn that the uncontrolled reproduction of mammals poses a threat to the local human population and wildlife.
Hippos are among the most dangerous animals in the world.
Fishing communities along the Magdalena River were attacked and some hippos invaded a school yard, although no one died in such clashes.
Thursday, Minister Susana Muhamad told reporters officials will sterilize 20 of the hippos this year, while “some” of the animals will be euthanized, although he did not say how many.
University experts have warned that Colombia’s invasive hippo population could reach 1,000 by 2035 if nothing is done, but animal activists say sterilization means suffering for the animals – and a great danger for vets who do.
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