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The narco groups are involved with the avocado trade.
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You might remember that at least two guardians of the Monarch sanctuaries have been murdered. . .
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Second monarch butterfly sanctuary worker found dead in Mexico
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Body of part-time tour guide Raúl Hernández found days after that of reserve manager Homero Gómez González in Michoacán
David Agren in Mexico City
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Mon 3 Feb 2020 12.42 EST
A second worker at Mexico’s famed monarch butterfly sanctuary has been found murdered, sparking concerns that the defenders of one of Mexico’s most emblematic species are being slain with impunity.
The body of Raúl Hernández Romero, a part-time tour guide, was found on Saturday, showing injuries possibly inflicted by a sharp object, according to prosecutors in the western state of Michoacán.
Hernández had been reported missing on 27 January in the town of Angangueo, in the heart of the federally protected Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a Unesco world heritage site some 180km west of Mexico City.
His death came just days after the body of Homero Gómez González, who managed the El Rosario monarch butterfly reserve, was discovered floating in a well with a head wound. Gómez Gonzalez had been reported missing two weeks earlier.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/03/mexico-second-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-worker-found-murdered
Homero Gómez González
Raúl Hernández Romero
Rest in Peace. 