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Kentucky Confirms First Case of White-Nose Syndrome
April 14, 2011A little brown bat in south western Kentucky has tested positive for White-nose sydrome. When it was found exhibiting suspicious symptoms, it was taken to the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease …
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Recent Study Finds Not All Caves Harmed By Tourism
April 13, 2011The results of a study of Águila Cave near Ávila in central Spain, suggests that not all caves are harmed by tourism. The temperature of the cave which receives tens …
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Outdoor Adventure at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia
April 12, 2011This weekend, April 15th to 17th, Cloudland Canyon State Park in the US state of Georgia is hosting an outdoor adventure extravaganza. The weekend will feature a multitude of different …
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11th Philippine Caving Congress Concludes, Recommends Conservation
April 12, 2011Over 270 participants were in attendance at the recent 11th Philippine National Caving Congress held April 5th to 9th in Nueva Vizcaya. The participants who came from all over the …
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Get Your Very Own Freeze Dried Bat
April 11, 2011Available now on Etsy, a site similar to ebay that specializes in hand made/vintage items, is apparently a freeze dried bat. This bat of unknown species is in “perfect condition”, …
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The 6th Karst Record Conference (KR6) on Climate Change to be Held in Birmingham
April 10, 2011This years 6th International Climate Change – The Karst Record Conference will be held for three days at the University of Birmingham in the UK. These conference focus on the …
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Cave Diving Robots Map Underwater Caves & Aquifers
April 9, 2011Scientists from SwRI (Southwest Research Institute) have developed a neutrally buoyant sensor (cave diving robot) that can be used to map and explore underwater caves. The device is able to …
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The Economic Threat of White-Nose & Wind Farms to U.S. Agriculture
April 8, 2011Recent analyses suggests that loss of bats in North America due to White-nose Syndrome and wind farms could lead to an estimated loss of more than $3.7 billion USD a …
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World’s First Extreme Sports Parks to Feature Caving & Cave Diving
April 7, 2011The United Arab Emirates and Qatar will be homes to the world’s first extreme sports parks. As another first, they aim to be the first theme parks ever to be …
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Update: Breakthrough at Hessenhauhöhle
April 7, 2011After the breakthrough at Hessenhauhöhle two weekends ago, cavers from Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blaukarst returned this past weekend for a more thorough peek around.
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Dominican Geographic Episode Five: Haloclines
April 6, 2011This fifth episode of Dominican Geographic takes us to visit a halocline.
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Monfort Bat Cave January Baby Boom
April 6, 2011 / Philippines, AsiaA recent expedition in January 2011 to map Monfort Bat Cave in the Mindanao region of the Philippines by U.S. cavers led to the discovery of a high number of …
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British Columbia Caver Recognized By Caving Community
April 5, 2011This past Saturday Phil Whitfield, a 64 year old caver from Kamloops, B.C. in Canada was honored for his lifetime of contribributions to the provinces caving community. The award was …
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2011 National Cave and Karst Management Symposia to be held in Midway, Utah
April 4, 20112011 marks 6 long years since the last National Cave and Karst Management Symposia was held in Albany, New York. Thankfully it’s happening again this year in Midway, Utah from …
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Explore Montana Caves in 3D at the Montana Natural History Center
April 3, 2011 / Montana, United States, North AmericaSince retiring in 2005 and promptly moving to Montana, Michael McEachern has been busy. An avid caver and stereo photographer, he combined his talents to record many of Montana’s caves …
