Anant Ambani, son of Anil Ambani, offered on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) to take hippos descended from those introduced to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, rather than have the animals killed.
Mr. Anant Ambani said he had formally requested the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals, which have wreaked havoc on rivers in the South American nation.
Instead, he has asked to allow the “safe, scientifically-led translocation that would bring the 80 animals to a permanent home” at his Vantara animal centre.
Vantara’s animal intake
The vast zoo in Gujarat bills itself as the “one of the world’s largest wildlife rescue, care and conservation centres”.
