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[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago

This is one of those weird instances of flipped roles. Hippos are horrible for the natural environment in Colombia, but the locals actually love them because they bring in tourist dollars. Enough people want to see the hippos that the locals have set up tour companies around it. So the environmentalists want to kill the animals, and the local businesses are trying to protect the animals.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

sounds like they need to join forces and set up hunting businesses.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They could also capture them and put them in an enclosure. That or spay/neuter them and release back as a compromise. It might be too hard to sedated an animal of that size though.

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