Banff Cave Swimmer Receives $4,500 Fine
January 19, 2015 / Canada, North America
A man who pleaded guilty to swimming in the Cave & Basin National Historic Site in Canada’s Banff National Park will have to pay $4,500 in fines.
January 2015 Archive
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North Wales Cave Rescue Aids Cows Trapped in Mine Shaft
January 19, 2015 / Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeThe North Wales Cave Rescue team recently came to the aid of two cows after they fell 30 feet (9 meters) into a mine shaft.
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Journalist Joins Cave Divers for Shaft Exploration
A small group of cave divers were recently joined by Border Watch journalist and qualified cave diver Leon Rademeyer, to explore The Shaft sinkhole in Allendale East, South Australia.
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Huge Sinkhole Opens on a Scottish Golf Course: Easy Hole in One
January 18, 2015 / Scotland, United Kingdom, EuropeA 14-foot (4 meter) deep sinkhole appeared on Traigh Golf Club’s course in Invernessshire, Scotland after a drainpipe failed.
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Earthquake or Quarry Blast? Doubts Emerge Over Yorkshire Tremor
January 17, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeCould a small earthquake reported in the Yorkshire Dales earlier this week have actually been a blast from a nearby limestone quarry?
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Minnesota and the Case of the Disappearing Fungus
January 16, 2015 / Minnesota, United States, North AmericaMinnesota bats tested positive for P. Destructans, the fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome, one year, and not the next.
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National Parks Offer Free Cave Tours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2015 / Kentucky, New Mexico, South Dakota, United States, North AmericaIn celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the U.S. National Park Service offering a limited number of free cave tours.
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USFWS Proposes Alternate Protections for Northern Long-eared Bat
January 16, 2015 / United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed a special rule to protect the Northern Long-eared Bat (myotis septentrionalis) amid doubts that the endangered listing it recommended in October 2013 will be accepted.
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Project Underway To Replace Damaged Pipeline to Carlsbad Caverns
January 16, 2015 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaWork is underway to replace 7,000 feet (2.1 kilometers) of damaged pipeline in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which has been without water for two weeks.
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Prehistoric Cave Paintings Discovered in Northern Spain
A number of cave paintings were unexpectedly discovered during the inspection of a small cave in the Basque Country area of Gipuzkoa, in northern Spain.
