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Vanishing Groups & The Lack of New Cavers
April 27, 2011On December 8, 2008, during the XXVII Conference of Speleology, held in Gernika, Spain a topic was brought up by Gorosabel Oier Larrañaga that I’m sure many caving vetrans are …
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Amazing Planet Features Amazing Cave Woman
April 26, 2011A recent Amazing Planet article features Liz Price, a former pharmacy researcher with a passion for caving, and all the creatures that call caves home. She believes that the unique …
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First International Bat Film Festival in New York City
April 25, 2011This Saturday, April 30th the First International Bat Film Festival will take place in New York City. The event being held at The Explorers Club has been organized in order …
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Cave Divers Put Up Signs in Response to Last Weeks Tragedy
April 24, 2011Less than one week after a University of South Florida student drowned while free diving on the Chassahowitzka River, a local Flordia cave diving crew, ADM Explorations has put up …
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Center for Biological Diversity Wants Caving Cancelled at NSS Convention
April 23, 2011The Center for Biological Diversity is urging the U.S. Forest Service to not grant cave permits to the National Speleological Society for it’s upcoming convention July 18-24 in Glenwood Springs, …
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Management Plan Released for New Mexico’s Fort Stanton Cave
April 22, 2011 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a Resource Management Plan Amendment and an Environmental Assessment for Fort Stanton Cave in southern New Mexico. Fort Stanton Cave is home …
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Tourists Visiting Fingal’s Cave Rescued by Helicopter
April 21, 2011A group of 5 tourists were visiting Fingal’s Cave on the uninhabited island of Straffa off the west coast of Scotland, when the small dingy they were in overturned.
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Children Discover Body Inside U.K. Cave
April 20, 2011At around 3:30 yesterday a group of children exploring a cave system just outside the village of Durham discovered the body of a man that had been missing for a …
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White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Nova Scotia
April 20, 2011Nova Scotia is now the fouth Canadian province to report the presence of White-nose Syndrome. The news comes shortly after WNS was confirmed in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia’s neighboring province …
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Virginia Cave Week 2011 is on Now!
April 19, 2011This week in is Cave Week in Virginia. The event, sponsored by the Virginia Cave Board, is used to help educate the public about the importance of caves and karst …
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7th U.S. National Cave Gating Workshop Announced
April 18, 2011The 7th National Cave Gating workshop will take place at Bat Cave, in the Carter Caves State Resort Park in Kentucky from May 9th to 13th, 2011.
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Student Drowns in Florida Cave Diving Accident
April 18, 2011On Sunday a student from the University of South Florida drowned while cave diving with friends at a spring near South Riviera Point in Citrus County, Florida. The group were …
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U.S. Forest Service may Close All Caves in Northern Region
April 17, 2011The U.S. Forest Service may close all caves in the Northern Region beginning on starting May 1st due to the growing threat of White-nose Syndrome. The Northern Region covers five …
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New Issue of Cave & Karst Science Features Ogof Draenen
April 16, 2011This year’s first issue of Cave & Karst Science, the British Cave Research Association‘s science journal, has just been released. The theme of the issue is Ogof Draenen, the longest …
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Western U.S. Cavers Concerned over Closures
April 15, 2011Since the outbreak of White-nose Syndrome in 2006, the Center for Biological Diversity, an influential environmental group based out of Tucson, Arizona has been petitioning for a blanket closure of …
