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.

  • Is the Sloth Sanctuary a Zoo?

    The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica was the first of its kind for these wonderfully engaging animals, and it was a model for others that followed. But questions have arisen. And…

  • Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary

    Tafi Atome looks like a typical forest in Ghana. The monkeys have been revered in this village for two centuries. But being “sacred” is no guarantee of survival.

  • The Great Irony of Animal “Rights”

    The great irony of the animal rights movement is there is still only one species that has any rights at all: humans. But the Nonhuman Rights Project is setting out to change that.

  • Why Mass Extinction Is Part of Human Nature

    Why would a supposedly “intelligent” species behave in a way that’s bringing about a mass extinction – one that will likely take us down along with so many other animals?

    Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
    Sacred Activism in the Service of Animals
    Of Humans and Persons

    Sunday Hike

    The creek at Angel Canyon By Michael Mountain This is my first afternoon hike down to the creek here at Angel Canyon since the end of…

    Why Russia Is Burning

    Yes, it’s the hottest summer on record, but there’s more to it. Moscow has been choking through an unrelenting pea-soup smog. Smoldering under record heat, the…

    A Matter of Animal Taste

    Cats don’t have a sweet tooth … and other tasty facts. Of your five senses, taste and smell are the oldest. They evolved first because it’s…

    Cow Pumps Her Own Water

    Aet at a village water pump, a “water-cooler discussion.” By Rishi Dev I was just driving through a village. It was hot as ever and I…

    We Drove to India!

    When we heard about a young Indian couple, living in the U.K., who had just set off by car to drive from London to New Delhi…

    Don’t Buy a Ticket!

    This post is in Part Two of our series on Dolphins and Us – their intelligence, culture and society, and why it’s time to bring an end to keeping them in captivity.

    Massive and Massing!

    Blue whales gather off the California coast They’re the largest animals ever to have lived on Planet Earth. And right now these leviathans are frolicking off…

    Bridge Over Troubled Highways

    Highways are not designed to be crossed. But if you’re an animal on a perilous migration, and a highway is what stands between you and survival, well, you’ll try anything. But help is on the way!