Month in Review: February 2012’s Must Read News
February 29, 2012
It’s time to say good-bye to the shortest month of the year. That means that it’s also time to review the ten most popular items on Caving News in the …
February 2012 Archive
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Carlsbad Caverns Contributes $23 Million to Local Communities
February 29, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA National Park Service report shows that the more than 400,000 visitors that visited Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 2010, spent over $23 million USD in the park and its …
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Researchers Explore Caves Under Ancient Maya City
February 29, 2012 / Mexico, North AmericaResearchers from the University of Cincinnati have been studying the caves underneath the ancient Maya city of Xcoch. One of the largest cities in the region during the period between …
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Small Stone-age Fragment May Contain Oldest Engraving
February 28, 2012 / South Africa, AfricaA small piece of ochre with a number of lines in it is being touted as possibly the world’s oldest engraving. Discovered in the Klasies River Caves in the Eastern …
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Teenage Girl Rescued from Peak District’s Bagshawe Cavern
February 28, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThe Peak District‘s Cave Rescue Organisation Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation was called to Bagshawe Cavern on Sunday to rescue a 14-year-old girl. The girl, part of a larger group exploring …
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Looters Caught in an Ancient Israeli Cave
Five thieves are under arrest after being caught Israeli antiquities inspectors while searching an ancient cave for treasures. Five of six men were apprehended near the city of Modi’in between …
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Habitat Protection Secured for Rare Cave Creatures in Texas
February 27, 2012 / Texas, United States, North AmericaNine rare, cave-dwelling invertebrates that live in the caves of Bexar County, Texas have their homes protected thanks to a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that finalized …
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Poll: Are trip reports written after each time you go caving?
February 27, 2012While looking for some information on cave recently, it became clear at how extremely valuable trip reports are. Information that may have seemed mundane at the time could, years or …
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Ancient Stringed Instrument Discovered in Scottish Cave
February 27, 2012 / Scotland, United Kingdom, EuropeResearchers working in a remote Scottish cave have uncovered part of what may be the oldest stringed instrument yet found in Europe. The artifact, estimated to be at least 1,500 …
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Drought Causes Villagers to Search for Water in Caves
Villagers of China’s Yunnan province are being forced to search previously unexplored caves for water during a severe drought in the region. One third of the 6 million people in …
