Colombia is currently between a hippo and a hard place as the region prepares to cull its most notable invasive species.

The hippos are the descendants of four brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as he built a ...

Authorities say killing dozens of hippos is the only way to curb a booming population threatening Colombia’s wildlife and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colombia will launch a plan in the second half of 2026 to control its invasive hippopotamus population, ...

If nothing is done to control the invasive creatures, officials estimate the population could grow to 1,000 animals by 2035.

Dozens of hippos who descended from the ones brought to Colombia by onetime drug kingpin Pablo Escobar will be killed as the ...

Pablo Escobar's illegal hippos, once a symbol of excess, now pose a major ecological and safety crisis in Colombia.

AROUND 80 hippos smuggled into Colombia by drug baron Pablo Escobar will be executed after the out-of-control herd started to ...

About 80 of the "cocaine hippos" are to be killed to control the animals, according to Colombian officials.

Decades after the drug lord brought in the first hippos for his private zoo, their descendants have become a threat to ...