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all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 6 months ago

Colombia approves plan to cull roaming hippos linked to Pablo Escobar

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Colombia approves plan to cull roaming hippos linked to Pablo Escobar

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all_i_see@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 6 months ago
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Colombian officials have authorized a controversial plan to cull dozens of wild hippos that are descendants of animals brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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    it took like 40 years to decide to deal with an invasive animal population

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      It was always going to be a pain in the ass, and likely an expensive one. Took 40 years to make clear that leaving them alone would be worse.

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