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Colombian Government Starts 'Removing' Feral Hippopotamuses


Animals  (tags: animals, hippos, removal, feral, AnimalWelfare, environment, killing, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat )

Cher
- 130 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
I have been working on finding ways to save around 20 hippos that have been roaming freely in the area of the now deceased drug baron Pablo Escobar's old hacienda. These hippos have been breeding since 1982 and are now moving into adjoining wetlands and
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Eureka Morrison (223)
Wednesday July 15, 2009, 5:05 pm
Cher, I've sent this link to a South American friend of mine - and asked him if he could possibly galvanize his country into supporting this man's plea for help with the hippos. Lets hope there is some action!
 
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