Animals to be sent overseas in effort to contain growing population that risks upsetting local ecosystem
Authorities said they plan to capture and move nearly half of the hippopotamuses in the coming months, with 10 bound for the Ostok Sanctuary in northern Mexico, and 60 destined for an as-yet unnamed facility in India.
He and the local governor of the Colombian region that is home to the hippos say they plan to lure the animals with bait into pens, where they will remain confined before being put in special crates for the transfer. From the original four hippos that escaped from Escobar’s country estate about 130 exist today – the largest population outside Africa. With no natural predators to keep them in check their population will keep growing exponentially. One study estimated that by 2034 the hippos will number 1,400.
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