Colombia Begins Sterilization of Pablo Escobar's Hippos

The government's plan to control the invasive species includes sterilization, potential euthanasia, and relocation to international sanctuaries.

Colombia has begun sterilizing the hippos descended from the four that drug lord Pablo Escobar left behind when he was killed in 1993.
Colombian officials describe the hippos as an aggressive and invasive species with no natural predators.
The government’s goal is to sterilize 40 hippos a year, each sterilization will cost about 40 million pesos (roughly $10,000) and will require a team of eight people.
The government was also developing an “ethical euthanasia protocol” but did not say how many hippos might be targeted or by what method.
The government was in talks to have some of the hippos relocated to sanctuaries in Mexico, India and the Philippines.