Chauvet Cave: A UNESCO World Heritage Site Candidate
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, home of the oldest known cave paintings, has applied to become listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discovered in December 18, 1994, Chauvet Cave contains cave art, …
July 2011 Archive
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54th Carlsbad Caverns Bat Flight Breakfast
July 14, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe 54th annual Bat Flight Breakfast at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park will take place in the wee hours of the morning on July 16th. Going from 5:00 until 7:00 …
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A Flash In The Dark: The Cave Photography of Alan Cressler
July 13, 2011 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaA Flash In The Dark is a short documentary on caver/photographer Alan Cressler. His unique photography style is highlighted in the video, which includes some bad language and brief nudity. …
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Lloyd & Ethel Hoff Underground Nature Preserve Dedicated
July 13, 2011 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaThis past Saturday marked the dedication and open house of the brand new Lloyd & Ethel Hoff Underground Nature Preserve. The event held by the Missouri Caves and Karst Conservancy …
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Fabulous Flyers: Bats @ Jones Park Nature Center
July 12, 2011 / Texas, United States, North AmericaOn Saturday July 23rd, the Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center in Humlbe, Texas will be featuring a program entitled “Fabulous Flyers: Bats”. The first half of the program …
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Reopening Mine Endangers Sudwala Caves
July 12, 2011 / South Africa, AfricaThe reopening of a gold mine on Mankele mountain in South Africa has environmentalists scrambling to try and protect the popular Sudwala Caves, widely regarded as the oldest known caves …
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Prehistoric Fossils Discovered in Backyard Cave
July 11, 2011 / Texas, United States, North AmericaA small parcel of land in Comal County, north of San Antinio, Texas is home to a cave that has been found to contain prehistoric fossils. William “BT” Price, a …
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Pennsylvania’s Crystal Cave Celebrates 140th Anniversary
July 10, 2011 / Pennsylvania, United States, North AmericaTo celebrate the 140th anniversary of it’s discovery, Crystal Cave in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, will be offering historic lantern tours this summer. The first time since the cave was wired for …
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Worms Feast on Caves Rare Chalk Carvings
July 9, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeConservationists in Hertfordshire are working to preserve historic underground chalk carvings from an infestation of worms. The carvings that date from the 14th century, cover the walls of Royston Cave, …
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Sue Happy Center for Biological Diversity is at it Again
July 8, 2011 / United States, North AmericaThe Center for Biological Diversity filed a federal lawsuit in Washington on Wednesday challenging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to issue a special permit to the National Speleological …
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