He was tasked with taking care of Mexico’s vulnerable monarch butterfly population. Protecting migrating monarch butterflies from local industries, such as illegal logging, which threatened their winter habitat. Gómez, though himself a former logger from a family of loggers, had fought tooth and nail to protect the species. Leading the El Rosario sanctuary in the world famous Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, he gained a degree of fame for posting mesmerizing videos and photos of the orange and black butterflies on social media. Gran espectáculo en el Santuario El Rosario Ocampo Michoacan pic.twitter.com/yIlMVM6Bgl — Homero gomez g. (@Homerogomez_g) January 11, 2020Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday, according to the Guardian:“This is a very regrettable act, very painful.

Source: National Post January 30, 2020 14:45 UTC