Wemyss Caves 4D: Pilot Project Expanded
February 24, 2015 / Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
A pilot project to digitally capture Scotland’s ancient Wemyss Caves has been expanded to include all remaining caves.
Conservation News
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White-Nose Syndrome Discovered in Kentucky’s Crumps Cave
February 19, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaWestern Kentucky University announced earlier this week that White-nose Syndrome has been positively identified in Crumps Cave in Kentucky’s northern Warren County.
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Alabama’s Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve Opens
February 17, 2015 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaThe Southeastern Cave Conservancy is now issuing permits to Alabama’s Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve, one of the most beloved caves in the southeast.
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Latest WNS Map Update Adds Barren County, Kentucky
February 15, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky ‘s Barren County was added to the white-nose syndrome map in an update on Friday February 13th, 2015 as a suspect jurisdiction.
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Land Swap Deal Adds to Ontario’s Eramosa Karst Conservation Area
February 13, 2015 / Canada, North AmericaAs part of a land swap deal between the city of Hamilton and the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Eramosa Karst Conservation Area has gained an additional access point.
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Son Doong Saved From Cable Car: No Development Until 2030
Succumbing to stiff opposition, the Vietnamese government have signed off on a development plan which prevents a cable car from being constructed to Hang Son Doong until at least 2030.
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An Interview with WNS Researcher David Blehert
February 12, 2015 / Wisconsin, United States, North AmericaJSTOR recently visited David Blehert, chief of the Wildlife Disease Diagnostic Laboratories at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, for a chat about White-nose Syndrome.
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Proposed Well Could Threaten Wind Cave’s Lakes
February 5, 2015 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaOfficials are worried that a new well being proposed near Pringle, South Dakota could drain the lakes in Wind Cave.
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Parks Canada Dismisses Two Cave Swimmers
January 30, 2015 / Canada, North AmericaTwo Parks Canada employees have been dismissed after being charged for swimming in the Cave & Basin National Historic Site pools in Canada’s Banff National Park
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BCI Urges San Antonio to Continue Aquifer Protection Programs
January 29, 2015 / Texas, United States, North AmericaBat Conservation International is lobbying the City of San Antinio, Texas to continue two programs which have together protected approximately 130,000 acres of land surrounding the city.
