Could Happy the elephant follow an Ecuadorian monkey into legal personhood?
The US lawyer Steven Wise reflects on the long journey towards the recognition of animals as legal persons with rights.
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WWF’s decision to fundraise via NFTs puts capitalism above conservation
There's no such thing as a green NFT.
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Banning books means some children learn about racism the hard way
From Maus to The Bluest Eye, US conservatives seem to want to shelter pupils for ever. It won't work.
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Year of the Tiger: why the big cat’s return holds hope for humanity
Efforts to protect the solitary predators show conservationists how much they can achieve by working together.
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Ahead of the presidential election, Italians are divided on the unvaccinated
After 40 years, I become an Italian citizen and find my compatriots obsessed with Covid passes.
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Novak Djokovic and why the world is turning on anti-vaxxers
The tennis star has won his battle in Australia, but patience with the unvaccinated is running out.
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Protests, pledges and alpacas: 2021’s environmental year in review
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
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