Thousands of capybaras invaded the gated Nordelta condominium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, causing several damage to the lawns of houses, attacking dogs and causing traffic accidents.
Nordelta is a well-known gated community in Argentina, located on the banks of the Parana River, the second most important river in South America. However, in recent weeks, rodents have invaded the complex, which has irritated residents. for damage caused on the spot.
“Capybaras are not only destroying gardens, but their droppings have also become a problem,” a condominium resident told La Nación newspaper, adding that there was nothing he could do because local wildlife officials had banned residents from approaching the animals. However, some residents of the condominium have reacted to this situation with hunting weapons.
Many Argentines have also defended the presence of rodents in condominium facilities, using social media and social media to enlist the support of capybaras to stay in place as it is part of the animals’ habitat.
“I fully support the Nordelta capybaras who want to restore their habitat,” a supporter of the case wrote on Twitter. A group to protect these animals also met at the Commissão Nordelta Capybara Pro Equilibrium, stating that they did not intend to eradicate the capybara, but that there is some control over the species’ reproduction, local news site TN pointed out.
These animals can grow up to a meter in length, be over 60 centimeters in height and weigh up to 60 kg. Capybaras usually live in groups of 10 to 20 animals.
According to Enrique Viale, a local environmental lawyer, it is a mistake to consider the influx of capybaras as an invasion, because the opposite is happening: “the condominium in Nordelt has invaded the capybara ecosystem,” the British newspaper quotes the ecologist. “The keeper”.
Enrique Viale added that “wealthy developers, with government support, need to destroy nature to be able to sell their clients the wilderness dream, because the people who buy these homes want nature, but without mosquitoes and snakes. or capybaras “.
“Nordelta is a paradigm of oversized gated condominiums built in swamps, and the first thing it does is to eliminate the absorbing function of the soil, and extreme weather floods the poorest areas,” concluded Enrique Viale.
