It might be time to cull the world’s largest invasive species: Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos. The rapidly reproducing 80 hippos have taken over Colombia’s waterways, poisoning wildlife with their toxic urine and feces, scientists say. But not everyone can agree on what to do with them. #VWN | VICE News
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Escobar’s Hippos Are Out of Control Pablo Escobar imported four hippos to his private zoo in the 1980s. After his death, they were left behind and escaped into Colombia’s rivers. With no natural predators, they multiplied fast. Today, there are over 150 wild hippos roaming the countryside, destroying crops, displacing native species, and even attacking people. Experts say relocation is nearly impossible, sterilization is too slow, and culling is politically explosive. Escobar’s most bizarre lega
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