The Moscow Zoo and an Indian wildlife rescue center are working to relocate 80 hippos from Colombia descended from animals once owned by the drug lord
Russia is spearheading an international effort to save 80 descendants of the so-called “cocaine hippos” once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, Global Union of Zoological Institutions (GUZI) head Svetlana Akulova has said.
Colombian authorities plan to euthanize the animals, which they see as a growing invasive threat.
Akulova, who is also the director of the Moscow Zoo, described the effort as an “unprecedented international campaign” to save the animals.
Escobar imported four hippos…
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