AP
Within weeks, Colombia’s government plans to sign a document declaring the hippos an exotic invasive species, according to Environment Minister Carlos Eduardo Correa. This means coming up with a plan for how to control their population, which has reached 130 and is projected hit 400 in eight years if nothing is done as they flourish in Colombia’s rivers.
Correa said many strategies are being discussed but no decisions have been made. Local communities will be consulted about any plan to control the hippos’ population, he added. More
Buy them and put them in the Rio Grande.
In related news Stacy Abrams has vowed to boycott Columbia until they revoke the invasive species act.
Kill them and feed poor people.
I remember reading somewhere that around 1905 or 1910 the government was worried about a possible meat shortage. The discussed introducing hippos into the lower Mississippi. Not doing it was probably the last right decision they made.
#HippoLivesMatter!
We’re taking in all the diseased, filthy, useless, alien-invading rat-people from Central and South America, so why not the Hippos?
Like Chuckie wrote: “… put them in the Rio Grande” or the Potomac.
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izlamo delenda est …
So, like with the hippos, could we declare all species that came from Africa an “invasive species” and send them back to Africa? This could solve a lot of our problems here.
^^^of course, I was referring to things like the boa constrictors in the Everglades.
@Beachmom: Who wouldn’t love a hippo burger? The homeless would lineup for miles for one of them! Hippo fajitas, hippo carne asada, ideas are endless.
Whoopie Goldberg is an exotic invasive species too. Get rid of her.
Tastes like chicken.
It may seem funny, but an invasive species is a real danger. These hippos will be displacing native species and the future is unknown of the damage they will do.
Cue the opposition from PETA in 3…2…
Conrad wrote some interesting things about Hippo meat in “Heart of Darkness.”
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
I wonder what hippopotamus rib eye steak tastes like?
Also, a hippo haunch would make one heckuva ham!
Turn them into sausage.
The Hippo was introduced into Columbia by Pablo Escobar. He brought them in for his private zoo. When he abandoned his compound, all of the animals were left to fend for themselves or die. The Hippo’s flourished, escaped & began to multiply. Interesting story, if you care to delve into it.