Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful, including neutering some of the animals or moving ...

Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been expensive and unsuccessful (AP) Colombian officials have authorized a plan to ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorised a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a fertile and humid region in the centre of the country, where they are threatening villagers and ...

The animals, originally imported by the drug lord for his private zoo in the 1980s, mean the country is the only place outside Africa where hippos roam free.

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

A man who has amassed a huge collection of hippos over half a century has decided to sell it for a wildlife charity. Philip ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a fertile and humid region in the center of the country, where they are ...

They are the descendants of four hippos brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.