It might be time to cull the world’s largest invasive species: Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos. The rapidly reproducing 80 hippos have taken over Colombia’s waterways, poisoning wildlife with their toxic urine and feces, scientists say. But not everyone can agree on what to do with them. #VWN | VICE News
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It might be time to cull the world’s largest invasive species: Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos. The rapidly reproducing 80 hippos have taken over Colombia’s waterways, poisoning wildlife with their toxic urine and feces, scientists say. But not everyone can agree on what to do with them. #VWN | VICE News
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