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Santa Cave Bound this Holiday Season
December 3, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeSanta will be spending this holiday season at his underground grotto inside Kents Cavern, one of Devon’s most well-known tourist attractions. Children are invited to join Mother Christmas and the …
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Massive House Sized Sinkhole Appears Overnight
December 2, 2011 / Oklahoma, United States, North AmericaA sinkhole nearly 12 meters (40 feet) wide and over 12 meters (40 deep) opened up during the night in a Sayre, Oaklahoma field a few weeks ago. The hole, …
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Attend the 32rd Annual Cave Sing at Mammoth Cave National Park
December 1, 2011 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThis Sunday December 4, 2011, Mammoth Cave National Park will be hosting their 32nd Annual Cave Sing. The free event, which began in 1980, keeps up a tradition of singing …
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Month in Review: November 2011’s Must Read News
November 30, 2011For the first time this month, we’ve compiled a list of the ten most popular titbits of caving news published on Caving News in the last 30 days. This review …
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Southeastern Cave Conservancy Reopens Caves; Cavers Rejoice
November 30, 2011 / Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, United States, North AmericaThe Board of Directors of the Southeastern Cave Conservancy (SCCi) have recently voted to re-open their caves with seasonal bat populations which had been closed since 2009 due to fears …
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First International Planetary Caves Workshop Interview, Part Two
November 29, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe second half of an interview that took place during the First International Planetary Caves Workshop aired yesterday on Planetary Radio. The show begins with a bit of the latest …
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A Dangerous Weekend in Yorkshire After Heavy Rains
November 29, 2011 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeHeavy rains this past weekend in the Yorkshire Dales caused trouble for cavers. On Sunday evening, the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation had reports of six separate incidents of cavers being …
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New Powered Rope Ascender to Premiere on Episode of ‘Modern Marvels’
November 28, 2011 / United States, North AmericaA powered rope acsender will be getting it’s debut tonight on the History Channel show, “Modern Marvels“. The device, sponsored by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) through the …
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Bulgarian Bats Flee From Expendables 2 Shoot
Recent filming inside Bulgaria’s Devetashka cave has apparently had a huge impact on the important bat habitat, with the bat population plummeting by 3/4. The scene shot in the cave …
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A Glimpse into a Novice Caver’s First Experience Underground
November 26, 2011 / Vermont, United States, North AmericaEarlier this month, reporter Christian Woodard had his first underground experience while on a trip to Vermont’s Weybridge Cave. The article he wrote following the trip should be an interesting …
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5th International Workshop on Ice Caves Announced
Entirely devoted to research on ice caves, the 5th International Workshop on Ice Caves: IWIC-V will be taking place from September 16th to 23rd, 2012. Following past workshops in Romania, …
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NCKRI Launches New Website
November 24, 2011 / United States, North AmericaRecently the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) launched its new website at nckri.org. For those who haven’t heard of the NCKRI, it is a non-profit government-supported institute with …
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First International Planetary Caves Workshop Featured on Planetary Radio
November 23, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaAn interview that took place during the First International Planetary Caves Workshop with professor of cave and karst science Penny Boston, has finally made it online. Mat Kaplan, the host …
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The Unforeseen Consequences of Cave Closures
November 22, 2011 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaJennifer Pinkley, a caver, freelance writer, photographer and a big fan of Alabama’s Fern Cave has written a story that examines the unforseen consequences of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
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Bulgarian-Chinese Gaolingoshan Expedition Returns
A new Bulgarian-Chinese expedition to China’s Yunnan Province has resulted in the exploration and mapping of ten caves. During the 20 day trip, ten days were spent working in the …
