The presence of a baby capybara has been reported, which has a rope around its body, literally cutting it in half.
It is reported that currently, the animal is without veterinary care in Nordelta, suffering unnecessarily day after day from the pressure of the lake, which is injuring its entire body, without receiving any healing.
The Self-Convened Neighbors under the group “The Voice of the Capybaras“ have formally reported the Nordelta Neighborhood Association S.A. (AVN) for not acting on this matter.
They demand that the specimen be attended to urgently, as weeks of complaints have passed without any response.
It is alarming and striking that the authorities only take action on the capybaras when it comes to relocating them, performing vasectomies or sterilizations, but do not intervene to relieve the extreme pain and suffering of this small animal, which seems to have been deliberately tied with a cutting rope.
Since it is protected wildlife, the neighbors are prohibited from intervening directly. The question then arises: Why do the Nordelta authorities and the Flora and Fauna Directorate not act immediately in the face of this cruelty?
Conflict over the capybaras in Nordelta
According to the information disseminated by the activists themselves, the operation includes the selection and transfer of around 30 capybaras to a future private reserve located in the municipality of Tigre.
Organizations question the selection criteria and warn about the risks involved in separating family groups, especially in the case of pregnant or lactating females.
From neighborhood sectors that support the official initiative, it was explained that the relocation is part of a pilot plan aimed at repopulating Delta areas with wildlife.
The project plans to transfer a family of capybaras to a natural reserve in San Fernando, managed by a specialized team, as an initial experience to assess its impact.
The conflict occurs in a context of increasing tension between urban development and the presence of wildlife in Nordelta.
While protective associations insist that the operation violates a current judicial order and endangers the animals, those supporting the relocation argue that some groups of capybaras face a concrete danger of being run over in high-traffic vehicle areas.
