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Family, Friends Mourn Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Activist

Associated Press

   Surrounded by the millions of monarch butterflies that Mexican
   environmental activist Homero Gomez Gonzalez fought to protect until
   his mysterious death, relatives and friends paid tribute to him
   Thursday.

   Gomez Gonzalez's sudden disappearance two weeks ago had sparked an
   outcry in Mexico, an increasingly violent country where activists are
   routinely threatened, harmed or killed as a result of their work.

   Gomez Gonzalez, who worked passionately to protect a Mexican forest
   where monarch butterflies spend the winter, suffered head trauma as
   well as drowning, authorities announced Thursday night, potentially
   adding weight to the fears that he was murdered.