Researchers looking to microbes and naturally-occurring anti-fungal volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hopeful that the new ammunition will help in the battle to save North American bats from white-nose syndrome. Read More
With 9 days left to spare, the fundraising campaign to benefit the Ellison’s Cave rescuers has reached, and now surpassed its goal of $5,000. Started by friends and family of … Read More
In response to last week’s massive rescue in Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave, friends and family of the now recovering Dwight Kempf have organized a fundraising campaign to benefit his rescuers. Over … Read More
Details continue to emerge about the rescue of a caver from inside Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave earlier this week. Caver Dwight Kempf, 54, was part of an experienced group of four … Read More
A group of cavers ran into trouble while exploring Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave this past Sunday, when one member of the party fell some 9 to 12 meters (30 to 40 … Read More
Georgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park is holding their annual Outdoor Adventure Weekend, next weekend April 27th and 28th. The event, sponsored by Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park, will feature … Read More
White-nose syndrome has been detected on bats hibernating at Fern Cave in Jackson County, Alabama. The news, announced yesterday in press releases by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and … Read More
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced that bats with white-nose syndrome were found recently at two caves … Read More
Scientists researching the spatial spread pattern of white-nose syndrome have discovered that bats that hibernate in caves in areas with cold winters are more vulnerable to the disease. The study, … Read More
For the first time since 1966, an endangered Indiana bat has been found in the state of Georgia. On April 14th, a lone female Indiana bat was tracked from a … Read More
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