09/01/2021 18:27
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 09/01/2021 18:27
While in Nordelta the capybaras are already a real focus of attention and the entire neighborhood was divided between those who want to be relocated and those who ask them to stay, a
Buenos Aires mayor adopted one of these rodents
and criticized those who ask to be thrown out .
This is the mayor of Pehuajó,
Pablo Zurro
, who shared a video on his Facebook profile titled
"Carpinchaje"
, where he said that he adopted a female capybara,
named her Candela
and released her in a park in that town as another attraction. .
With images of the animal as it swam and ran in the lake of the city's San Martín Park, the communal chief said: “I rescued a capybara
so that it doesn't end up in the spit
.
The carpincha is among us ”, said the communal chief of the Frente de Todos.
The mayor assured that “it is the same as those of Nordelta” but he differed: “As I do not believe,
as the Nordelta check says
, that we are in Jurassic Park.
What did I do with the capybara?
I brought her to our park.
And I tell you more, on the way I put Candela.
To be more cool they can say Cande
".
Zurro said that in Pehuajó for a few years there have been the migration of various animals that are not indigenous, such as wild boars, pumas or
red deer
that arrive mainly from La Pampa and that as a result of that he decided to "rescue" a capybara. .
Zurro has been in charge of the Buenos Aires town since 2007, he was reelected three times with more than 50% of the votes and
defines himself as an ultrakirchnerista
.
The official asked the neighbors and the park owners who now must take care of the animal: "Neither so much nor so little, enjoy Cande."
After the publication, the video was filled with messages: "I hope she is around for a long time and they do not mistreat her.
They are defenseless and very meek animals
," said a woman.
While others warned of the risk that if they carry a male capybara they can reproduce very quickly: "
Let's hope they don't turn into an invasion
."
The crack for the capybaras
As the days go by and the postcards of the capybaras in Nordelta continue to go viral on the networks, more are the voices that join the debate about rodents and that emerge with a common cause: to
find a quick solution to stop overpopulation
.
In this "push and pull", a particular "
Carpincha Caravan
" was held last Sunday,
organized by environmental groups from Greater Buenos Aires, heading to Nordelta.
There, they demanded for the protection of native flora and fauna and
the implementation of a Wetlands Law
.
To carry out the mobilization, the activists of the National Wetlands Network organized themselves through
"capybara commandos"
, which, located in different parts of the country, met on Sunday to make
public demonstrations in defense of animals
and spaces. that inhabit.
The native rodents appeared in the streets, streams and
even inside the houses
, where many surprised neighbors filmed them and took photos that later went viral on social networks, creating all kinds of posts, memes, debates and even songs on the subject .
LM
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