Many of those detained sustained injuries as the police used batons and tasers.

which spread from Escobars estate into nearby rivers where they flourished.as well as risks to the animal health personnel.

said in a video distributed to the press.Two male hippos and one female underwent surgical sterilization.and that if no measures are taken.

descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.When the plan was first announced.

Fernando Vergara / AP Independent journalist Audrey Huse.

But the cost of deporting the hippos is also expensive an estimated$3.Israeli and Qatari officials all acknowledge that this is particularly thorny given that the negotiations have been taking place during an active war.

including CIA Director Bill Burnsmeeting the head of Israels Mossad intelligence agency.Other militant groups in Gaza may be holding some of the captives.

7 terror attack in the first place.Two officials familiar with the talks said one challenge has been the length of time it takes to get an answer from the embattled Hamas militant leaders in Gaza after something is agreed upon by political leaders in Doha.