Colombia is currently between a hippo and a hard place as the region prepares to cull its most notable invasive species.

Decades after the drug lord brought in the first hippos for his private zoo, their descendants have become a threat to ...

If nothing is done to control the invasive creatures, officials estimate the population could grow to 1,000 animals by 2035.

Introduced by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the hippos are a tourist attraction but a headache for authorities and locals.

Environment Minister Irene Vélez said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population have been ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the ...

Pablo Escobar's illegal hippos, once a symbol of excess, now pose a major ecological and safety crisis in Colombia.

Every year, on the Global Big Day, thousands of bird-watchers across the world compete to record as many species of birds as possible. In Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, bird-watching is ...

Colombia: Baby grey titi monkey gets cuddly ‘mum’ ahead of return to wild An orphaned grey titi monkey was released back into the wild after rehabilitation at a wildlife centre in Antioquia, ...

The animals, originally imported by the drug lord for his private zoo in the 1980s, mean the country is the only place ...

One night, 10-year-old Sebastián Montilla heard a creature moving over a tree branch on his father’s farm in Pijao, Quindío department, one of Colombia’s renowned coffee-growing regions. As he pointed ...

FILE - Hippos float in the lagoon at Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.