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LA Times Reporters Visit Caves to Check for White-Nose Syndrome
April 3, 2011LA Times photographer Marc Martin and writer Louis Sahagun recently tagged along with a group of cavers and biologists from the US Bureau of Land Management on a visit to …
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Reopening of Timpanogos Cave National Monument Delayed
April 2, 2011Due to several projects under construction to improve safety, the annual early May opening of the Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah will be delayed until at least May 25.
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Water Regulations being Developed to Protect Water in Missouri
April 1, 2011The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is working on developing regulations for the Bonne Femme and Little Bonne Femme creeks in Bonne County after high levels of bacteria were found. …
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Breakthrough at Hessenhauhöhle
March 31, 2011Members of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blaukarst in Southern Germany are extremely excited with their latest discovery at Hessenhauhöhle dig. After fitting through a 200 meter (600 foot) squeeze, they discovered a large …
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First Confirmed case of White-Nose Syndrome in Ohio Found in Abandoned Mine
March 31, 2011An abandoned mine in Ohio was recently discovered to be positive for White-nose Syndrome during surveillance done in February and March of 2011 by state and federal biologists. This despite …
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Ingleton Overground Underground Festival to be held in May
March 31, 2011Overground Underground is a new festival which will be held this year in the Yorkshire Dales. The idea is to bring together local experts and their organizations to share their …
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Sistema Ox Bel Ha Reclaims Title as Longest Underwater Cave System
March 30, 2011This past weekend a team in Quintana Roo, Mexico successfully connected Sistema Ox Bel Ha to Sistema Naranjal. With the connection, the total length of Sistema Ox Bel Ha jumped …
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Sanctum Comes to DVD/Blue-ray June 7th
March 30, 2011Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that the cave diving thriller Sanctum produced by James Cameron will be released on June 7 to Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D and DVD. One …
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White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Maryland Mines
March 30, 2011Biologists from Maryland Department of Natural Resources have confirmed that White-nose Syndrome has been discovered in abandoned mines. The mines act as important bat hibernacula for state and federally endangered …
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White-Nose Syndrome Discovered in New Brunswick
March 30, 2011New Brunswick is now the third Canadian province to report the discovery of White-nose Syndrome. It was discovered by a team of researchers from the New Brunswick Museum during a …
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Cueva La Jeringa Featured in Dominican Geographic Episode Three
March 30, 2011Hot off the heels of episode two, the Dominican Republic Speleological Society has released yet another Dominican Geographic episode. This time they feature cueva La Jeringa (Syringe Cave), which was …
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Modern Day Troglodytes
March 29, 2011Although the idea of living in caves has gone out of fashion in the last few thousand years, that doesn’t stop people in different parts of the world who continue …
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Speleogenesis Launches New Ebook Section
March 29, 2011Speleogenesis has just launched a new ebooks section to their website with hopes that it will become a gateway to scientific publications on karst hydrogeology and speleogenesis. A deal has …
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3D Photo Exhibit to Open in Carlsbad, New Mexico
March 27, 2011On May 7th Underground of Enchantment will be opening at the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center. The 3D photo exhibit of Lechuguilla Cave in southeastern New Mexico will feature the …
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Forum EuroSpeleo 2011 to be held in Marbella, Spain
March 26, 2011September 23rd-25rd, 2011 are the dates set for the 8th EuroSpeleo Forum. The event will feature conferences, exhibitions, tours, workshops and competitions during the conference and for many days running …
