 He was also under threat from local criminals who had reportedly been offered money to kill him because of his legitimate and peaceful environmental activism.Olancho town council member Carlos Luna was gunned down in 1998 while investigating claims of illegal logging in his municipality.In 2003 Tamayo led a 3,000 person "March for Life" that traveled 120 miles to the capital, bringing environmental issues to the national spotlight for the first time in ages.