Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he formally requested the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.

But the years-long effort to sterilize these animals has largely failed, and researchers say we’re running out of time to ...

In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens ...

Colombia is planning to cull a population of wild hippos, the offspring of the drug lord’s pets, dividing a town where hippos ...

From four to nearly 200, Colombia's "cocaine hippos" have been damaging the ecosystem of the Magdalena River for over four decades.

They are the descendants of four hippos brought to the country in the 1980s by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

The hippos, an invasive species in Colombia, are part of a population of 200 that continues to reproduce unchecked.

Anant Ambani - son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani - says he can take care of the animals roaming free since the drug ...

The hippopotamus, also known as a hippo, is a massive amphibious mammal that spends most of its time near "lakes, pools, mudholes, or in the preferred moving waters of rivers," according to the San ...

Thanks to social media, people around the world have fallen in love with Fiona and Fritz at the Cincinnati Zoo and the adorable memes of baby Moo Deng. It’s easy to see why — baby hippos are ...

After attempts at relocation and sterilization have failed, invasive hippos introduced by the infamous drug lord will be culled, the country announced ...