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Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first (www.theguardian.com)
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Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’

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[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

California declared bees to be legally fish.

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What!

[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I don't remember the legal arguments, but it granted bees a bunch of legal protections.