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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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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/buenos-aires-argentina-capybaras

Author : Harriet Barber in Buenos Aires

Publish date : 2025-02-16 10:00:00

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