ADOfficials said they were uncertain of any connection between the two deaths, or between their deaths and their work in environmental conservation. ADFor years, illegal loggers tied to Mexico’s criminal underworld have clashed with conservationists who tried and eventually succeeded to ban logging from the butterfly sanctuaries in the state of Michoacan. Between 2005 and 2006, 461 hectares in the region were lost to illegal logging. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. ADMexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador called Gonzalez’s death “very unfortunate and painful.”The cause of Romero’s death is also unclear.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2020 00:21 UTC