Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves

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After decades of conservation efforts to protect whales, two recent books shed light on why they’re still threatened—and how we might change that.

By Kiley Bense

In 2016, disturbing footage captured on a sunny beach in Argentina went viral. The video appeared in news outlets around the world under variations of a disquieting headline: “Baby dolphin dies after a mob of tourists pass it around to pose for selfies.”