Jamnagar, April 28 -- In response to the authorisation for the lethal removal of eighty hippopotamuses in Colombia's Magdalena River basin, Anant Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited Executive Director and Vantara founder, Anant Ambani, has formally asked the Government of Colombia to stay their decision and consider a humane alternative.

Anant Ambani has suggested a safe, scientifically led translocation that would bring the 80 animals to a permanent home at Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

The appeal, made in a letter addressed to Irene Velez Torres, Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, offers a fully resourced humane alternative under the direction and approval of Colombian authorities at every stage, as...