By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Colombian government has authorized a lethal cull of eighty hippopotamuses in the Magdalena River basin, citing an urgent and growing threat to the region's native biodiversity. These animals are the descendants of four individuals illegally imported by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and have since multiplied into an invasive wild population of nearly two hundred. In a late-breaking development, billionaire Anant Ambani has formally requested a stay of the euthanasia order - instead proposing a multi-million dollar, scientifically led translocation to his Vantara wildlife sanctuary in India. Matthew finds out more in this week's Greenscene... 

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The Colombian government has authorized a lethal cull of eighty hippopotamuses in the Magdalena River basin, citing an urgent and growing threat to the region's native biodiversity. These animals are the descendants of four individuals illegally imported by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar and have since multiplied into an invasive wild population of nearly two hundred. In a late-breaking development, billionaire Anant Ambani has formally requested a stay of the euthanasia order - instead proposing a multi-million dollar, scientifically led translocation to his Vantara wildlife sanctuary in India. Matthew finds out more in this week's Greenscene...&nbsp;
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