NBC Newsさんのインスタグラム写真 - (NBC NewsInstagram)「Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female underwent surgical sterilization, environmental authorities said. It is part of a larger government effort to control the population of an estimated 169 hippos that roam around unsupervised in some rivers, and that number could grow to 1,000 by 2035 if no measures are taken. The hippos, which spread from Escobar’s estate into nearby rivers where they flourished, have no natural predators in Colombia and have been declared an invasive species that could upset the ecosystem. Read more at the link in bio. 📷️ Fernando Vergara / AP file」11月18日 3時00分