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A hippopotamus has died after being hit by a car on a highway in Colombia.

Colombian authorities consider hippos to be an invasive species. | Fountain: Twitter / @Grupoeliterpc

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A Hippopotamus was hit on Tuesday night on the Bogota-Medellin highway in Colombia, where it is an unusual legacy of a drug dealer Pablo Escobarconsidered an invasive species, the fire department said.

An animal weighing more than a ton was left lying on the road near the farm owned by Escobar, who was killed in December 1993 during a shootout with police, he told reporters. AFP fire commander of the municipality of Puerto Triunfo (northwest) Maria Magdalena Pérez.

On this farm in the late eighties, Escobar settled a small herd hippos.

The front of the truck involved in the accident was smashed. “There was only one boy, he is unharmed,” Perez said.

Firefighters responded to another car accident caused by one of these African mammals in December. What Hippopotamus he survived and fled the area.

Hippos in Colombia

After Escobar’s death, the animals were left to their own devices and populated the Magdalena Medio region – a hot savannah intersected by rivers, swamps and swamps – until they turned into a herd of about 150 animals.

Ministry of the Environment Colombia declared them an invasive species last year, opening the door to possible hunting.

Experts warn that its uncontrolled reproduction poses a threat to the local population and fauna.

In March, the governor of the department antioch- where Puerto Triunfo is located – announced a plan to bring almost half of them to reserves in Mexico and India.

The operation will cost $3.5 million and involves moving the hippos about 150 kilometers overland to the nearest international airport. (AFP)


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