Contraception for capybaras: Buenos Aires suburb’s rodent plan stirs debate
Government in Nordelta approves plans to control numbers of world’s largest rodent – but not all are in agreement
A contraception debate is gripping one of Argentina’s most notable luxury neighbourhoods – not for its wealthy residents, but for its original occupants, the capybaras.
In recent years, the lovable rodents have been accused of overrunning the Nordelta, a meticulously landscaped and manicured suburb north of Buenos Aires.
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