How courtrooms are deciding the fate of whales

Mongabay
Jun 15, 2026, 9:46 am121 ptsTrending
Legal courtrooms are becoming a new battleground in the fight to save whales. In New Zealand, the proposed Tohorā Oranga Bill could recognize whales as legal persons — building on Pacific Indigenous efforts like He Whakaputanga Moana. This push to obtain legal rights for whales is part of the fast-growing…

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