Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2024

In Move to Protect Whales, Polynesian Indigenous Groups Give Them ‘Personhood’ – The New York Times

The New York Times reports

Indigenous leaders of New Zealand, Tahiti and the Cook Islands signed a treaty that recognizes whales as legal persons. Conservationists hope it will lead to legal protections.

— Read on www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/world/australia/whale-personhood-polynesia-maori.html

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