Too many capybaras: Rodents face vasectomies in luxury Argentine community

Too many capybaras: Rodents face vasectomies in luxury Argentine community

Nordelta is one of Argentina’s best-known gated communities. Built two decades ago on a wetland neighboring the Luján River, north of Buenos Aires, it now has 45,000 wealthy inhabitants, living in landscaped homes with views of lakes and streams. The habitat has changed in the past 20 years, but it is still a tempting one for one of its former occupants, the capybaras, whose numbers have tripled to more than 1,000 in just over three years. Most …

Sixty-pound rodents have invaded the luxurious villa park of the wealthy - The overpopulation of capybaras is making life hell for the rich living there.