Farmers have endured terrifying encounters. Government stressed over growing population of unusual species — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

No one casts a shadow over the history and legacy of Colombia quite like Pablo Escobar. Once the most powerful drug ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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 Escobar in the 1980s, ...

Key points Colombia's hippos are a classic case of traditional conservation (TC) versus compassionate conservation (CC). The lives of individual so-called invasive animals such as hippos aren't valued ...

Social media conversations about invasive species are driven more by charismatic animals, emotional appeal and celebrity influencers than ecological urgency, an international team of researchers has ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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 Escobar in the 1980s, ...

Source: Steven Castaño/with permission. The case of the Colombian hippopotamuses is a clear example of "bioxenophobia" (or biological xenophobia, a dislike of invasive, alien species) and bias in ...