Contraception for capybaras: Buenos Aires suburb’s rodent plan stirs debate

<p>Government in Nordelta approves plans to control numbers of world’s largest rodent – but not all are in agreement</p><p>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.</p><p>In recent years, the lovable rodents have been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/22/argentina-capybaras-giant-rodents-gated-community">accused of overrunning</a> the Nordelta, a meticulously landscaped and manicured suburb north of Buenos Aires.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/buenos-aires-argentina-capybaras">Continue reading...</a>