Homero Gómez González, prominent butterfly activist in Mexico, found dead in a well

A man known as Mexico’s most prominent butterfly activist was found dead in a well, and his family fears he may have been a casualty of cartel violence, according to new reports.
Homero Gómez González, a former logger who became one of the most vocal defenders of central Mexico’s monarch butterfly population, disappeared Jan. 13 — alarming environmental activists throughout the country and the US, the Washington Post reported.