The tale of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ that Anant Ambani wants to save

Following Colombia’s decision to cull 80 ‘cocaine hippos’, Indian billionaire Anant Ambani has announced that he is willing to care for them at his private wildlife sanctuary, Vantara. These animals are part of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s legacy; he had imported them from the US in the 1980s. Over the years, the population of these hippos has exploded, posing an environmental threat