The 70 Hippos living near Pablo Escobar's former ranch in Colombia will be shipped to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population. The hippos, descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late drug lord, have spread far beyond the Hacienda Napoles ranch, located 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Bogota along the Magdalena River. Environmental authorities estimate there are about 130 hippos in the area in Antioquia province and their population could reach 400 in eight years. Escobar's Hacienda Napoles — and the hippos — have become a sort of local tourist attraction in the years since the kingpin was killed by police in 1993. When his ranch was abandoned, the hippos survived and reproduced in local rivers and favorable climatic conditions. Scientists warn the hippos do not have a natural predator in Colombia and are a potential problem for biodiversity since their feces change the composition of the rivers and could impact the habitat of man

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