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Indian magnate Anant Ambani, founder of wildlife sanctuary Vantara, has offered to relocate 80 of Pablo Escobar’s hippos from Colombia to India, promising a carefully designed habitat and lifelong care if the government approves, as the Colombian authorities consider culling the invasive population to protect native ecosystems.
Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, offered to relocate 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar's private zoo to India's Vantara wildlife center, proposing a veterinary-led capture and safe, naturalistic habitat to avoid culling; Colombia faces ecological damage from the invasive herd and estimates relocation costs around $3.5 million.
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant offered to relocate Pablo Escobar’s 80 hippos from Colombia to his Gujarat wildlife centre, Vantara, as a humane alternative to culling, detailing veterinary-led capture and a purpose-built naturalistic habitat near the Jamnagar refinery.