A forest guardian rests her horse outside the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. Forest guardians protect the biopreserve and help guide visitors up the mountain to visit the monarch butterfly overwintering sites in Central Mexico.

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Location: Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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