Most of the animals were shipped away, but the four hippopotamuses—of which Escobar was especially fond—were left to fend for themselves in a pond. Now, there are dozens and dozens of them. For over a decade the Colombian government has been pondering how to best curb the growing population, a strategy largely supported by conservation experts.
But not everyone is on board. Without direct evidence that the animals are doing harm, some ecologists argue that there’s no reason to cull or relocate them. Indeed, the hippos could fill in for species that humans pushed to extinction thousands of years ago—an idea known as rewilding. [.....] Costa Rica Reports: |
1 March 2020
_______
Editor: Thomas Manning Publisher:
Manning Group Limited All Rights Reserved ©
|
|
|
|
|
Reuters
Mexico's America Movil fined by regulator; calls it 'illegal and disproportionate' MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said on Monday that one of its subsidiaries had been fined 1.3 billion pesos ($69.53 million) by Mexico’s telecoms regulator. The company decried the fine. The regulator, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), said in a statement that it fined the company for failing to share information about the availability of its telecom infrastructure, such as posts, with competitors. America Movil said the regulator’s action reflected a “lack of due process,” and it vowed to exercise “all legal remedies to challenge it.” “This arbitrary, illegal and disproportionate fine affects the legal certainty in a sector that requires important investments,” the company said in a statement. [....] |
|
|
|
|
|
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade on Monday approved Boeing Co’s purchase of Embraer SA’s commercial aviation division without restrictions, according to a statement on the agency’s website.
Cade’s top administrative council could still call for a reconsideration of the case, putting the matter to a vote. The companies welcomed the move on Monday, with Boeing saying it remained confident of getting approval from the European Commission, the last hurdle to the transaction. The European Union has set an April 30 deadline to decide on the deal.[.....] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUSINESS NEWS BY COUNTRY
|
|
|
|
