In Photos: Cavers Descend Fantastic Pit in Georgia’s Ellison’s Cave
A group of cavers recently completed a descent of Fantastic Pit, the deepest pit in the US, and produced a stunning set of photos along the way.
A group of cavers recently completed a descent of Fantastic Pit, the deepest pit in the US, and produced a stunning set of photos along the way.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …