Indian billionaire's son offers to save Pablo Escobar's feral hippos as Colombia suggests culling plan
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Colombians are divided over the fate of hippos linked to Pablo Escobar AP NewsIndian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar's ‘cocaine hippos' from Colombian cull
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Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar's Condemned Hippos
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Indian billionaire heir offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar's ‘cocaine hippos' from Colombian cull
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The youngest son of Asia's wealthiest man has proposed taking in 80 feral hippos originating from Pablo Escobar, facing extermination in Colombia, offering to transport them to his wildlife facility in India.Anant Ambani, whose father Mukesh Ambani leads the Reliance Industries conglomerate, is calling on Colombian authorities to abandon their recently approved culling programme."These 80 hippos did not choose where they were born, nor did they create the circumstances they now face," Mr Ambani stated.The Colombian government sanctioned the killing of dozens of the invasive animals earlier this month, claiming all alternative population control measures had been exhausted.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Ambani has instead requested permission for a "safe, scientifically led translocation" to his Vantara centre.The hippos trace their origins to the notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, who brought four of the mammals to stock a private menagerie at his Colombian...
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**Summary:** An Indian billionaire's son offers to save 80 of Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" from Colombia's planned cull, sparking a divide among Colombians over the fate of the animals. **Why It Matters:** This event highlights the complex ethical and political issues surrounding the treatment of Esc
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