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Anant Ambani Proposes Moving 80 Colombian Hippos; Colombia Plans Cull

4/30/2026

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Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, offered to relocate 80 Colombian hippos to his Vantara wildlife center in Gujarat.
Colombia plans to cull the 80 hippos and has not responded to the offer.
The hippos, descended from a pair imported by Pablo Escobar, now number 200 in the Magdalena River basin.
Officials say the animals attack fishermen, damage riverbanks, and threaten species such as manatees and river turtles.

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Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, offered to relocate 80 Colombian hippos to his Vantara wildlife center in Gujarat.
Colombia plans to cull the 80 hippos and has not responded to the offer.
The hippos, descended from a pair imported by Pablo Escobar, now number 200 in the Magdalena River basin.
Officials say the animals attack fishermen, damage riverbanks, and threaten species such as manatees and river turtles.