The Directorate of the Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve has urged the public not to visit the protected area to prevent unauthorized mushroom mining, which poses a risk to the ecosystem and the community. The reserve's director, Fernando Ramón Gavito, stated that visitors have been found to be extracting mushrooms without the necessary hygiene measures and without the necessary knowledge to distinguish edible mushrooms from poisonous ones. He explained that the illegal extraction of mushrooms is a federal crime and has requested support from the National Guard. The reserve has also cancelled this year's Mushroom Fair to prevent people from visiting the area in search of mushrooms.