Colombia plans to cull Escobar cocaine hippos as their numbers near 160; an Indian billionaire has offered to relocate 80 to a sanctuary in India.
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—The legacy: Colombia’s cocaine hippos descend from four animals drug lord Pablo Escobar imported in the 1980s for his private zoo.
—Runaway numbers: The herd has grown to around 160 animals and could reach 500 by 2030, officials warn.
—The plan: Colombia approved a plan to cull roughly 80 of the animals, alongside sterilisation and some transfers abroad.
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