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

    The Runaway Greenhouse Effect

    It’s sitting just under the permafrost The melting permafrost. This whole region was all white until recently. Now, with no ice cover,  the peat moss is releasing…

    Extinction Rates Multiply

    Humans wiping out species at 1,000 times the natural rate Eight years ago, world governments made a pledge to bring to a halt the catastrophic loss…

    Warmest Decade on Record

    This decade – 2000 to 2009 – was the warmest on record (i.e. since records started being kept in 1880), based on surface temperature figures released…

    Australia’s Koala ‘Mum’

    When we heard that one of the nominees for Australia’s prestigious Pride of Australia award this year was Ruth Lewis of the Ipswitch Koala Protection Society,…

    Exchanging Beauty for Profit

    “A heart has been pierced, four miles of seabed violated, and the aorta is gushing unabated.” So writes Gretel Ehrlich on the blog God’s Politics. Much…

    The Biggest Eco-Disaster?

    The Gulf: Biggest Ecological Disaster? President Obama called it “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.” Yes, it’s very bad. But is it the worst?…

    The Nigerian Gulf

    Out of sight, out of mind Latest reports are that the oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico is the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez spill…

    Living in the Southwest

    More and more, it’s all about the water By Laura Merrill “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s…

    Nicking the Knickers

    Oscar has a fetish for frilly underwear. Peter and Birgitt Weismantel decided they simply had to call the police. The situation was getting desperate. Any time…