Colombia to Declare Pablo Escabar’s Hippos Invasive Species – IOTW Report

Colombia to Declare Pablo Escabar’s Hippos Invasive Species

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

16 Comments on Colombia to Declare Pablo Escabar’s Hippos Invasive Species

  1. 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.

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  2. #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.

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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