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UPI: Colombia asks India to assess relocation of 80 hippos to avoid culling

The government of Colombia has formally asked India to assess whether to authorize relocation of 80 hippos to a conservation center in that country as an alternative to culling part of the invasive population, the Ministry of Environment said.

The request, sent Thursday, considers possible transfer of the animals to the Vantara wildlife rescue center in the state of Gujarat, western India, which has offered to receive them.

The relocation proposal was put forward by billionaire Indian businessman Anant Ambani as an alternative to the euthanasia of some of the animals.

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The Colombian government declared hippos an invasive exotic species in 2022. The animals are descendants of a small group illegally brought into Colombia more than 30 years ago by drug trafficker Pablo Escobar for his private zoo.

After his death, the hippos were left unattended and gradually spread into nearby rivers, where they reproduced rapidly in the absence of natural predators.