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13th Swiss National Congress of Speleology / Euro Speleo Forum Announced
January 15, 2012 / Switzerland, EuropeLater this year, the 13th Swiss National Congress of Speleology / Euro Speleo Forum will be held in Muotathal, Switzerland. The theme of the congress, which is expected to draw …
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Learn How to Identify Bats; New Field Guide on Bats Released
January 14, 2012 / Canada, United States, North AmericaA new field guide on the bats of the U.S. and Canada was released just a short while ago. Written by three renowned bat experts, Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott …
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Newly Released Italian Cave Documentaries Available on YouTube
A couple of italian documentaries featuring both dry and underwater caves have recently been uploaded in their entirety to YouTube by Studio Blu, the production company responsible for creating them. …
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Free Cave Tours at U.S. National Parks on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend
January 12, 2012In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day on Monday, U.S. National Parks are waiving entrance fees. As an added bonus, a limited number of free cave tours will be …
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Cultural Life of Caves Symposium on This Weekend in Istanbul, Turkey
An international symposium entitled Cultural Life of Caves From Palaeolithic Shamans to Seven Sleepers takes place this weekend at the Istanbul Research Institute, Pera Museum, Istanbul. The free event, held …
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Missing Cavers Rescued From West Virginia Cave
January 10, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaThe three men who went missing inside West Virginia’s Bone-Norman cave system have been rescued. The men were found, at around 7:00 pm on Monday evening, with the help of …
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Fourth Longest Underwater Cave Discovered in Mexico
January 10, 2012 / Mexico, North AmericaMembers of the Czech Speleological Society (CSS) have recently connected the Ko’ox Baal system, located in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, to another cave to create the world’s fourth longest underwater cave …
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Rescuers Search for Missing Cavers in West Virginia
January 9, 2012 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaThree cavers are missing inside West Virginia’s Bone-Norman cave system this morning after they failed to return home on Sunday night. Family members of the cavers alerted local authorities who …
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Caving in Ontario; Exploring Buried Karst
January 9, 2012 / Canada, North America / By Michael GordonAt one time the Canadian province of Ontario had been referred to as the “cave desert”, but as it increasingly becomes apparent, there are caves beneath this desert. The Bobcaygeon …
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Vote for the 2011 Speleo Photo of the Year
Online voting for the Speleo Photo of the Year contest has begun. Over 200 amazing photos have been submitted to one of five categories; man and the cave, portrait of …
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Lone Caver Spends Night in Cave After Becoming Trapped
January 7, 2012Rescue groups responded to a call out last weekend after a man was reported overdue from a caving trip in California’s Inyo Mountains. When the man, who ventured out alone …
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Minnesota’s Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Acquires Additional 450+ Acres
January 6, 2012 / Minnesota, United States, North AmericaMinnesota’s Department of Natural Resources announced yesterday that it’s Forestville/ Mystery Cave State Park has acquired an additional 454 acres of land from a local family. The new acquisition, identified …
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Major UK Cave Rescue Fundraiser Cancelled
January 5, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeTwo Yorkshire cave rescue organizations have suffered a considerable blow with the cancellation of major a fundraising event this June. The Broughton Game Show, an event held for the past …
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The 25th BCRC Cave Rescue Conference Announced
January 4, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThe Yorkshire Dales Rescue Panel (YDRP) will be hosting this year’s 25th National Cave Rescue Conference this October on behalf of the British Cave Rescue Council. Taking place from October …
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Five Feared Dead in Tragedy at Vietnamese Cave
Four prospectors and a rescuer who went in to retrieve them, are believed to have suffocated in a rural cave in the northeastern Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. After hearing …
