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May 10, 2026 1 hr 27 min

Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos

from The Wild Bits Show

From the bizarre legacy of Pablo Escobar’s invasive hippos facing a cull in Colombia to the resilience of wolves thriving in the radioactive ruins of Chernobyl , we explore the complex lines between humans and nature. We also dive into inspiring tales of communities learning to coexist with rhinos in Nepal and the ambitious rewilding of the North Sea with 15 million oysters.

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  2. 2:38 Intro
  3. 2:40 Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/colombia-hippo-hunt-pablo-escobar
  4. 17:04 The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/23/exclusion-zone-chornobyl-wildl…
  5. 28:50 ‘They come right past the house’: learning to live with rhinos as numbers soar in Nepal - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/rhinos-on-the-hig…
  6. 42:42 Nature corridor to be established across London - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy81ewwnwwqo
  7. 49:21 World Earth Day 2026: How community-led environmental initiatives are making a change in Ernakulam - https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/ho…
  8. 55:51 More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/more-than-15m-oysters-to-be…
  9. 1:03:53 One of the world’s largest deep-sea coral reefs discovered off Argentina - https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/one-of-the-worlds-largest-deep-sea-coral-reefs-disc…
  10. 1:14:27 Black cockatoo species caught in the crosshairs of global race for minerals - https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/black-cockatoo-species-caught-in-the-crosshairs-…
  11. 1:24:37 Outro

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