21-01-2020 01:13 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Illegal loggers in Mexico suspected of role in activist's disappearance

A Mexican human rights organization on Monday urged authorities to investigate the disappearance of an environmental activist dedicated to protecting the famed monarch butterfly, suggesting the case may be linked to illegal logging in the area.Homero Gomez, who manages a butterfly sanctuary in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, disappeared on Jan. 13, according to the Human Rights State Commission of Michoacan.The organization has asked the attorney general's office to determine if Gomez's
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