A lightning strike this past weekend has knocked Jewel Cave National Monument‘s two elevators offline. The two 28-story elevators, which act as the main access to and from the cave, …
New research supported by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. National Science Foundation is looking into the characteristics of bat flight in hopes of unlocking …
Researchers from Michigan Technological University have applied a technique, previously used to track migratory birds, to little brown bats in hopes of getting a glimpse of their migration patterns. The …
Following the trend of adding adventure attractions to show caves, Colorado’s Cave of the Winds plans to open a zip-line later this month. Dubbed “the Bat-A-Pult”, the 200 meter (660 …
The folks at the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper recently featured a piece on Neversink Cave in Jackson County, Alabama. The article, complete with beautiful photos, follows cavers Aaron Davis and …
A group of 10 cavers from all over the United States recently made some exciting discoveries while on an expedition inside Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico’s Carlsbad Caverns National Park. …
White-nose syndrome has been confirmed in federally endangered gray bats in Tennessee’s Hawkins and Montgomery counties. Although previously documented in six hibernating bat species, including the federally endangered Indiana bat, …
On May 21st, the U.S. Forest Service extended the emergency temporary closure of all caves and mines on National Forest System Lands in its Southern region for another year due …
Montana’s Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will be hosting activities to celebrate National Trails Day on June 2nd. Folks are invited come out to the park for lunch and …
This weekend Jewel Cave National Monument is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of it’s Scenic Tour Route. First opened to the public on May 28, 1972, the Scenic …
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