Over the past century, hippos have lost much of their original habitat. They've been illegally poached for their meat and ivory, or killed as retribution when coming into conflict with humans.

Animal conservation groups plan to sue US Fish and Wildlife Service to force more urgent action to protect hippos under ...

Additionally, hippos are poached for their meat and ivory (found in their teeth), further impacting their populations. Currently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

where it has been butchered and its meat given to those in local community. “We are a town of fishermen and farmers and this hippo has made many to stop going out due to fear of an attack ...

This iconic species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. “Hippos are one the ...

“Moo Deng? Who deng?” the Scottish zoo playfully posted Monday on the social media platform X as it introduced its infant hippo to the world. The smack talk pitted two critters with more in common ...