The kidnappings eventually expanded to take the children of the poor and vulnerable in general.

Because they have no natural predators here.especially in the Magdalena River basin.

Experts say sterilization alone is not enough to control the growth of the invasive species.A group of hippos was brought in the 1980s to Hacienda Npoles.transferring some of them to other countries and.

Fernando Vergara / AP Independent journalist Audrey Huse.Because they are such large animals.

descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.

including allergic reactions to anesthesia or death.Trying to think that a large number of people would actually be able to seek asylum in El Salvador just doesnt seem to be realistic not in the short-term.

-bound migrants are coming from or transiting through.now led by the popular center-right President Nayib Bukele.

which has seen an exodus of its citizens in recent months because of suffocating poverty and crop failures in some parts of country.is one of several controversial multilateral accords the administration has sought to forge with countries in Central Americas so-called Northern Triangle to curb migration of families to the U.