Blue Grotto Commercialization Plans Anger Italians
The mayor of the tiny island of Capri is taking a lot of flak over his plans to install floating pontoon board walks 45 meters (150 feet) from the entrance …
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Archived USFWS WNS Webinar Presentations Now Available Online
February 20, 2012 / United States, North AmericaThis past January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held the first of a series of webinars on white nose syndrome. The goal of the webinar, which was restricted to …
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Cavers Remove Trash & Debris from Goodwin Pit Cave
February 20, 2012 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaThe first stage of a project to remove trash an debris from Goodwin Sinkhole and Goodwin Pit Cave began recently. Since the late 1950’s Goodwin Sinkhole near Montreal, Missouri has …
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Cayman Crystal Caves Developer Responds to Concerns
February 17, 2012 / Cayman Islands, North AmericaThe developer behind what is to be called the Cayman Crystal Caves is adamant that the development at the caves will not have a negative impact. Concern for the bats …
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Bats in Ohio’s West Woods Test Positive for WNS
February 17, 2012 / Ohio, United States, North AmericaBiologists have confirmed more cases of white nose syndrome in bats hibernating in Ohio after bats in The West Woods in the Russell and Newbury Townships tested positive for the …
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Excavation at Bat Cave Outrages Caymanians
February 15, 2012 / Cayman Islands, North AmericaMany Caymanians are furious after a photo showing a large excavator at the mouth of the bat caves in North Side in the Cayman Islands was put on Facebook. In …
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White Nose Syndrome Spreads to Three More Kentucky Caves
February 7, 2012 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaBats in three central Kentucky caves have recently tested positive for white nose syndrome. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have detected white nose syndrome in three species – …
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Senator Files Legislation to Reopen Iowa’s Maquoketa Caves
February 7, 2012 / Iowa, United States, North AmericaIowa Senator Tod Bowman has filed legislation to force the reopening of the caves in Iowa’s Maquoketa Caves State Park. Closed in an attempt to help slow the spread of …
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Abandoned Israeli Bunkers Make Fine Bat Houses
A number of abandoned military bunkers along the border between Israel and Jordan have become an unexpected refuge for a number of endangered bats. The bats found the Israeli bunkers …
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Draft Plan for Recreational Diving at Wakulla Springs in Development
February 3, 2012 / Florida, United States, North AmericaNews has emerged that the Florida Park Service is working to develop a draft plan for allowing limited recreational cave diving at Florida’s Wakulla Springs. The draft plan does not …
