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Colombians are divided over the fate of hippos linked to Pablo Escobar
Anant Ambani offered to move 80 hippos to his Vantara sanctuary as Colombia weighs euthanasia after failed efforts to curb the invasive herd.
- On Tuesday, Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited Anant Ambani formally requested the Government of Colombia stay a decision to cull 80 hippos, offering to relocate the animals to his Vantara animal centre in India.
- Colombian authorities recently authorized a cull of the 80 hippos due to their classification as an invasive species; the animals are descendants of those introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar to the Magdalena River basin.
- Ambani's Vantara facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, describes itself as "one of the world's largest wildlife rescue, care and conservation centres." He requested a "safe, scientifically-led translocation that would bring the 80 animals to a permanent home" at the site.
- Addressing the logistics, Ambani stated the proposal involves veterinary-led capture and transport to a "purpose-designed naturalistic setting." He noted that "these 80 hippos did not choose where they were born," arguing for a humane solution.
- Any translocation remains subject to approval from the governments of Colombia and India, alongside international authorities. While Vantara offers a solution, experts have previously raised concerns regarding the massive intake of animals at the facility in Gujarat.
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The Indian billionaire who offers to save the 80 hippos of Pablo Escobar condemned to euthanasia in Colombia By: Paulin Kola Author's title, BBC News The son of a billionaire from India has offered to help Colombia solve a problem with which he has been dealing for years: a pack of hippos that originated in the famous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar. The drug lord, who was killed by the Colombian police in 1993, illegally imported exotic animals, …
Anant Ambani wants to take in eighty hippos belonging to the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in India. The son of the immensely wealthy businessman Mukesh Ambani says he wants to prevent the animals from being shot. The Colombian government approved a plan for this two weeks ago. The hippos come from Escobar's estate and have been causing problems in the South American country for a long time. The animals are invasive aliens in Colom…
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Colombia Weighs Hippo Cull as River Communities Split Over Safety and Tourism
Along the Magdalena River, fishermen navigate murky waters with heightened caution as an unlikely threat lurks beneath the surface: a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses. ... The post Colombia Weighs Hippo Cull as River Communities Split Over Safety and Tourism first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to take in 80 Escobar's hippos, whose cull was approved by the Colombian government because they were a threat to villagers and native species, to his wildlife reserve in India.
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