Lucia Cholacan Herrera
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What's happening in Buenos Aires has gathered a lot of attention from environmentalists and neighbours from that area alike because indeed a few years ago the capybaras started to appear in the gardens of the neighbours of Nordelta, which is one of the wealthiest gated communities in Buenos Aires.
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Ukraine's Zelensky meets US vice-president at Munich security conference
This is, according to some, due to the pandemic and the lack of cars driving around, but there are some other explanations. The fact is that when the capybaras appeared, a lot of people started to consider that their appearances should be somehow tackled. And today the authorities in Buenos Aires have just launched a program to curve their numbers using contraceptives.
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Ukraine's Zelensky meets US vice-president at Munich security conference
So in the coming months, 250 capybaras will receive two doses of a fertility control vaccine, which will be administered by wildlife specialists.
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Ukraine's Zelensky meets US vice-president at Munich security conference
Well, capybaras are not aggressive as a species. What happens is that they can get aggressive if they are attacked by other animals. And in gated communities and especially houses with big gardens, it's very common to have cats, dogs. So I think most of the problem that we have seen online in news has been about capybaras getting into trouble with some dogs.
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Ukraine's Zelensky meets US vice-president at Munich security conference
There are a few groups of environmentalists and also some other neighbours who don't agree with this vision. What I want to clarify is that this measure is thought and planned by the National Research Council. So regardless of the opinions... It has a scientific background. It's not that neighbours are going to sterilise capybaras because they are tired of them being in the gardens.