A new relationship with animals, nature and each other.

Posts by Michael Mountain

  • Introducing the Whale Sanctuary Project

    This blog is taking a break for the next few months so that I can devote my energies to the Whale Sanctuary Project. Here's why.

How to Get Your Green Card?

This little sweetheart stowed away inside a freight container for the 6,400-mile, three-week voyage from the Philippines to Los Angeles. [readon] As you can imagine, when…

What to Call the Royal Baby: Canute?

If you’re betting on the name of the baby boy just born to royals William and Kate, probably best go with James or George, the top favorites.

But I’d vote for another name: Canute. The famous Danish king ruled England from 1016 to 1035, and is best known for his legendary encounter with the ocean, where he commanded the waves to stop advancing.

The purpose of the operation was to point out the folly of human arrogance – and we could use a little of that wisdom right now. So giving the newborn the name Canute would be a novel way of turning public attention to what his future – and ours – has in store.

Dog to the Rescue!

As more and more of Europe was awash in floods last month, it could be difficult to get around. Especially if you were in a wheelchair.…