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Takeaways:
- The city of Port Townsend, Washington, has proclaimed that Southern Resident Orcas have legal rights.
- The city also recognized that ecognized that existing legal protections for the whales have proved inadequate.
- If the orca’s rights become a legally binding law, it would provide the orcas with legal standing to defend their rights in court.
Click here to view the original web page at: A Town in Washington Takes a Step Toward Recognizing the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas