The Escapade

Colombian hippos are a cautionary tale for what happens when humans move one species from one continent to another without considering the consequences. Colombians grapple with a big problem. Colombia S Conundrum Over Pablo Escobar S Escapee Hippos Global Ideas Dw 14 05 2020 Researchers say there are probably more than 80 hippos in the area today up from 35 in 2012 and they worry that the hippos will continue to spread throughout Colombia if no action is taken. Hippo problem in colombia . Hippo feces can accelerate eutrophication an excess of nutrients that can lead to algae blooms that deplete. Former drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The majority of the hippos still live inside Escobars former estate which was turned into a theme park in 2007 but the issue is that they cant. Normally these 4000-pound beasts wallow in the lazy waters of sub-Saharan Africa but in the 1980s drug lord Pablo Escobar had money to burn. The number of hippos in Colombia is growing rapidly because noth...