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.
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.
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.
Spider monkey rescued in Curuá is transferred to zoo in Santarém
A spider monkey that was illegally kept in a residence in Curuá, Pará, was transferred to a zoo in Santarém with the support of local authorities.
Couple of drug dealers arrested in Mérida; they had a spider monkey as a pet
A man and woman allegedly involved in drug dealing were arrested in Mérida, where authorities also found a spider monkey kept as a pet in their home.