Children Discover Body Inside U.K. Cave
April 20, 2011
At around 3:30 yesterday a group of children exploring a cave system just outside the village of Durham discovered the body of a man that had been missing for a …
April 2011 Archive
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White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Nova Scotia
April 20, 2011Nova Scotia is now the fouth Canadian province to report the presence of White-nose Syndrome. The news comes shortly after WNS was confirmed in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia’s neighboring province …
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Virginia Cave Week 2011 is on Now!
April 19, 2011This week in is Cave Week in Virginia. The event, sponsored by the Virginia Cave Board, is used to help educate the public about the importance of caves and karst …
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7th U.S. National Cave Gating Workshop Announced
April 18, 2011The 7th National Cave Gating workshop will take place at Bat Cave, in the Carter Caves State Resort Park in Kentucky from May 9th to 13th, 2011.
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Student Drowns in Florida Cave Diving Accident
April 18, 2011On Sunday a student from the University of South Florida drowned while cave diving with friends at a spring near South Riviera Point in Citrus County, Florida. The group were …
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U.S. Forest Service may Close All Caves in Northern Region
April 17, 2011The U.S. Forest Service may close all caves in the Northern Region beginning on starting May 1st due to the growing threat of White-nose Syndrome. The Northern Region covers five …
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New Issue of Cave & Karst Science Features Ogof Draenen
April 16, 2011This year’s first issue of Cave & Karst Science, the British Cave Research Association‘s science journal, has just been released. The theme of the issue is Ogof Draenen, the longest …
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Western U.S. Cavers Concerned over Closures
April 15, 2011Since the outbreak of White-nose Syndrome in 2006, the Center for Biological Diversity, an influential environmental group based out of Tucson, Arizona has been petitioning for a blanket closure of …
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Kentucky Confirms First Case of White-Nose Syndrome
April 14, 2011A little brown bat in south western Kentucky has tested positive for White-nose sydrome. When it was found exhibiting suspicious symptoms, it was taken to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease …
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Recent Study Finds Not All Caves Harmed By Tourism
April 13, 2011The results of a study of Águila Cave near Ávila in central Spain, suggests that not all caves are harmed by tourism. The temperature of the cave which receives tens …
