Colombia is to cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a herd owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said that 20 would be sterilised, others would be...
Animals
The Caribbean island of Dominica says it will create the world’s first sperm whale reserve. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said commercial fishing and...
Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who bred dogs for fighting for decades, selling them worldwide and exhibiting “extraordinary cruelty,” was sentenced to...
Scientists in Peru have announced a new contender for the heaviest animal in Earth’s history. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, researchers...
