Caver Receives Medal of the Order of Australia
Australian caver Ross Ellis was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia earlier this month for his contributions to the field of speleology. Part of the Queen’s Birthday Honors, … Read More
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Interview: The Thrill & Responsibility of Exploring Virgin Cave
Earlier today, caver Jason Gardner spoke with Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Ryk Goddard on his experiences exploring caves in Tasmania over the last 20 years. Gardner talks of his adventures exploring … Read More
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Australia’s Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands Get International Recongition
Australia’s Piccaninnie Ponds Karst Wetlands has just been recognized as one of the world’s most important wetlands. Located on South Australia’s limestone coast, Piccaninnie Ponds joins over 2,000 locations around … Read More
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Heat Wave Takes Toll on Australia’s Flying Foxes
The ongoing record-setting heat wave in Australia is giving their large flying fox bats a hard time, causing hundreds to fall out of the sky. With record temperatures at nearly … Read More
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Injured Young Man Rescued From Australia’s Wombeyan Caves
An 18-year-old man was rescued from one of Australia’s Wombeyan Caves on Tuesday afternoon after a fall which left him unable to move. Rescue crews, including the Ambulance Service’s Special … Read More
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Closest Relatives of Blind Australian Cave Fish Found in Madagascar
August 30, 2012 / Madagascar, Africa, Australia, OceaniaA team of researchers studying blind cave fish have discovered that two groups of fish, now separated Indian Ocean, are each other’s closest relatives. The team, made up of researchers … Read More
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Scouts Rescued From Flooded Tasmanian Cave
Members of a southern Tasmania scout troop had to be rescued on Saturday after they found the exit from Bradley Chesterman cave was flooded. The group of 10 Venturer scouts … Read More
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Australian Cavers Discover Large Fossil Deposit
Australian cavers have discovered a cave system in Queensland filled with fossils. The find, estimated to contain specimens up to 500,000 years old, is so dense with fossils that a … Read More
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Cave Rescuer’s Practice in Australia’s Bungonia National Park
Last weekend Australia’s NSW Cave Rescue Squad held a mock rescue in Argyle Cave in Bungonia National Park. The scenario involved rescuing an injured caver from Pitch 4, a 14 … Read More
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Australian Cave Art Depicts Extinct Prehistoric Bat Species
A previously unknown bat species is believed to have been the subject of a prehistoric cave painting in northern Australia. The paintings, which could be up to 25,000 years old, … Read More
