Indian billionaire's son offers to save Escobar's hippos
Summary
Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has offered to take in and care for the wild hippos in Colombia that originally belonged to drug lord Pablo Escobar. Colombia sees these hippos as an invasive species causing harm to local wildlife and plans to cull about 80 of them, but has not yet responded to the offer from Ambani's private zoo in India.Key Facts
- Pablo Escobar illegally brought hippos to his Colombian estate before his death in 1993.
- The hippos have multiplied and become the largest herd outside Africa.
- Colombian authorities consider the hippos an invasive species harming native animals.
- Attempts to control the hippo population, such as castration, have failed.
- Colombia plans to cull around 80 hippos to manage the problem.
- Anant Ambani's private Vantara zoo in Gujarat, India, offered to care for the hippos.
- The zoo says it believes every life matters and wants to protect the hippos.
- Ambani’s zoo is located near the world's largest oil refinery and hosts 2,000 species.
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