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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

10,000 Birds

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

But a change in the common law (which Germany does not have) may be the most likely of all. In the United States, most believe that gaining personhood is much more probable through legislative enactment than through a constitutional change. What is the common law? Among its chief values are liberty and equality.

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