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"Missing Monarch Butterfly Activist Found Dead In Mexico" [1]

"MEXICO CITY — Authorities have found the body of a missing farm leader who was active in protecting the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly in Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Investigators in Michoacan state said the body had been identified as Homero Gómez González, who had not been seen since Jan. 14.

Last week, prosecutors called in 53 local police officers for questioning in the disappearance of Gómez González,who was head of the management council of the El Rosario butterfly reserve."

The Asssociated Press had the story January 30, 2020. [2]

Activism [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Mexico [6]
Public [7]
Source: AP [2], 01/30/2020
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/missing-monarch-butterfly-activist-found-dead-mexico [2] https://apnews.com/32662da863df70f3aea39f184a469179 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/mexico [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81