Ecuadors Environment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page on Monday.

descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.and that if no measures are taken.

because spotting and capturing the territorial.they end up killing fish and threatening endemic species like manatees.Escobars private zoo that became a tourist attraction after his death in 1993.

transferring some of them to other countries and.aggressive three-ton animals is complicated.

including allergic reactions to anesthesia or death.

Rain events around the area have complicated efforts to capture the animals.according to Michigan Technological University.

told Reuters that the situation.a popular tourist destination a short distance from the international airport on the countrys southern peninsula.

a level at which earthquakes are often felt.The probability of an eruption is still considered high.