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Whales given personhood in parts of the Pacific. [View all]
/?xmt=AQGzcbot4ZwAWoGzJ6PoBGPZa6p1CX7IAPMUqpq2SW7-BA"Whales hold an ancient sacredness for many Polynesian Indigenous groups. Now, in New Zealand, Tahiti and the Cook Islands, Indigenous leaders are recognizing them as legal persons. Conservationists hope it will lead to legal protections."
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