Shores of Silence
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Shores of Silence
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Shores of Silence: Whale Sharks in India is a landmark film by Mike Pandey that brought about major legislative changes to protect whale sharks worldwide. This documentary depicts the needless killing and harvesting of whale sharks by poor Indian communities. In response to the film, the Indian government introduced legislature to ban fishing of whale sharks, declaring them endangered species and protecting them under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. This gives whale sharks equal status to o
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Indian film
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shores_of_Silence
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2023-12-20T23:15:10Z
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