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  1. Colombia’s Environment Ministry has warned that the country’s invasive hippo population, which has been left unchecked since drug kingpin Pablo Escobar brought a pair to his villa in the 1980s, will exceed 500 by 2030 without intervention. Officials recently approved a euthanasia plan, but animal rights activists say the measure is “murder” and residents of Puerto Triunfo say they rely on the tourism the animals bring. Read more from @AssociatedPress

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    #Hippos #Colombia #SouthAmerica #Escobar #Environment