Meramec Caverns VP to Run for Missouri Governor
January 16, 2015
Vice President of Meramec Caverns, Les Turilli Jr., has announced his candidacy for Missouri governor in 2016.
January 2015 Archive
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Bulgaria’s Magurata Cave Nominated for UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Bulgaria has nominated Magurata Cave to be included in UNESCO’s list of cultural and natural heritage sites.
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Bats Eavesdrop on Each Other to Find Food
January 15, 2015When bats take wing at night and hunt in groups, they improve their chances of finding the best bugs using a simple technique: They eavesdrop on each other.
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Fewer Guests Lead To Room Closures at Mammoth Cave National Park
January 15, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaFollowing a 31 percent decline in guests at lodges in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, park officials have decided to close rooms.
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Wanted: NSS Director Candidates
January 15, 2015 / United States, North AmericaThe National Speleological Society Nominating Committee is seeking Director candidates for the upcoming election.
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Students Visit NSS’s Hamilton Cave in West Virginia
January 15, 2015 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaEarth science students from Cumberland Christian School recently visited Hamilton Cave in the National Speleological Society’s John Guilday Cave Preserve.
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Kentucky’s Lost River Cave to Hold Snow Flurry Scurry
January 15, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky’s Lost River Cave, along with the Bowling Green Athletic Club, is holding the first Snow Flurry Scurry 5K run in support of the Lost River Cave Nature Center.
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Arkansas’ War Eagle Cavern Looking For Manager
January 14, 2015 / Arkansas, United States, North AmericaWar Eagle Cavern on Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas is looking for a manager/manager trainee to work at the cave during the upcoming summer season.
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Flooded Missouri Mine is a Subterranean Kayaker Paradise
January 14, 2015Subterranean Kayaker Don Marsan can’t get enough of the Crystal City sand mine, a 6-million-square-foot cavern carved into a Mississippi River bluff about 30 miles south of St. Louis.
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Researchers Solve Mystery of the Alpine Long-eared Bat
A research group looking into the puzzling distribution of Alpine Long-eared Bat have found answers by analyzing five other vertebrates that have a similar geographical distribution.
