# @outdoor_life on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGwQanAThkp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27088510-outdoor-life-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/69d73316ef.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-03T22:30:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Outdoor Life (@outdoor_life) — https://gondola.cc/outdoor_life

## Caption

Cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar's world-famous hippos have multiplied and spread across Colombia since the 1990s.⁠
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Now government officials are trying to reign in the rampaging critters. Explorer, TV host, and wildlife biologist Forrest Galante has been called in to help the Colombian government track, catch, and sterilize as many of the hippos as possible. We sat down with Galante for an inside scoop on how it’s going.⁠
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Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠
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#hippo #hippos #columbia #cocainehippo #outdoors #conservation #nature #wildlife #outdoorlife⁠
Story by: dac.collins

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## Tags

outdoorlife, hippos, cocainehippo, conservation, hippo, outdoors, nature, wildlife, columbia

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