Giving nature a legal voice is cool and badass.
Ask the river Waikato and the mount Taranaki.
See?

A law for the tohorā: New Zealand bill seeks personhood for whales
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-zealand-bill-seeks-personhood-for-whales/

#goodNews #oceans #protectTheOcean #whales

I don't know how everyone else lives their lives but, personally, I never have a reason to think about the genitals of about 99.9% of the people I meet.

If you say I'm a she/her or a he/him I take your word for it.
If you say I am a they /them that's all good too.
If your pronoun changes and you let me know that's a-okay, I might still get it wrong sometimes but I will do my best.

This obsession some people seem to have about the contents of other people's undies is really disturbing.

And now for some #goodNews on how the ocean can recover when it is given a chance to and how indigenous led initiatives can be the way forward for ocean protection.

Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/586576/sea-life-returns-to-maitai-bay-eight-years-after-local-hapu-declares-unofficial-fishing-ban

#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #Aotearoa

I've been enjoying the incredible creatures posted under #SuperbOwl but apparently some confused people think it is about a football game as well?