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El Financiero (ES)
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Ocotlán councilor Silvia Villaruel resigns after scandal involving possession of spider monkey
Silvia Villaruel, a councilor from Ocotlán, Mexico, resigned following public backlash related to her possession of an endangered spider monkey.
Feb 14 • 05:07 UTC
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Profepa denounces illegal possession of spider monkey; councilor from Ocotlán says she just 'borrowed it'
The Mexican Federal Prosecutor for Environmental Protection (Profepa) has filed a criminal complaint against a councilor who was seen carrying an endangered spider monkey at an official event, claiming it was borrowed.
Feb 13 • 04:07 UTC
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Councilwoman of Ocotlán, Jalisco, is captured with a spider monkey at an official event
Silvia Iliana Villarruel Gutiérrez, a councilwoman from Ocotlán, Jalisco, faces backlash for appearing at an official event with a spider monkey, a species threatened with extinction.
Feb 12 • 19:44 UTC