Ambani heir pitches 80 Escobar hippos a home at Gujarat sanctuary
Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, has offered to relocate about 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar’s to his Vantara sanctuary in Gujarat to spare them from Colombia’s planned hunting and culling. The plan, potentially costing millions, faces significant logistics, permitting, and intergovernmental hurdles, and comes amid controversy over Vantara’s animal sourcing and access. Colombia’s feral hippos—already more than 200 and rising—present an environmental problem, and previous relocation attempts have stalled; Ambani says the move would be a safe, humane solution under Colombia’s terms.
