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[Judi Lynn]

7. Just found Alfredo Cisneros, in Michoacan, from your list, whom I had missed, myself:

The article you posted:

Anti-logging activist killed in western Mexico
Associated Press
Updated February 23, 2023·3 min read

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico said Thursday they are investigating the killing of an Indigenous anti-logging activist, the latest in a round of murders and disappearances in the region.

Prosecutors in the violence-plagued state of Michoacan said Alfredo Cisneros was shot to death earlier in the week in the Purepecha Indigenous village of Sicuicho.

Cisneros was a local leader and an anti-logging activist, and a member of the community land council. The Indigenous communities of Michoacan have fought for years against mining and illegal logging that target the pine and fir forests of the mountainous region. Loggers often clear-cut trees to plant avocados, a highly lucrative export crop in Michoacan.

The killing came just over a month after two community anti-mining activists disappeared in another part of Michoacan. Their bullet-ridden vehicle was found on a roadway.

The Supreme Indigenous Council of Michoacan said in a statement that Cisneros “was an untiring defender of the forests, and the collective rights and lands of Sicuicho.”

The council said he denounced “the illegal logging of pine forests, and fought against the changes in land use that promote the excessive planting of avocados.” It said armed gangs, which it called “paramilitary groups,” have tried to take over communal land and forests.

For decades, Michoacan was the only state in Mexico authorized to export avocados to the U.S. market, sparking a rush to plant the fruit. A few towns have been able to keep the loggers and avocado orchards out, but they are under constant pressure and threats of violence.

More:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anti-logging-activist-killed-western-190952750.html

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Since I heard criminals are engaged in avocados now in Mexico, I just don't feel enthusiastic about ordering avacadoes or guaca any longer. They are destroying human lives, tearing the earth up, destroying so many wonderful animals, other fauna, and the plant world which holds everything together.

The wonderful little fur friend you mentioned is a sloth juvenile, for sure! It's hair looks nicely managed! The adults, I have read, sometimes are so still a lot, they can grow actual moss! The little ones, however, seem to be much zippier, and more curious. 🦥