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Alabama’s Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve Opens
February 17, 2015 / Alabama, United States, North AmericaThe Southeastern Cave Conservancy is now issuing permits to Alabama’s Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve, one of the most beloved caves in the southeast.
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Devon Cave Rescue Organisation Celebrates 50 Years
February 16, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThe Devon Cave Rescue Organisation celebrated 50 years of existence during one of their regular training nights last week.
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Latest WNS Map Update Adds Barren County, Kentucky
February 15, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky ‘s Barren County was added to the white-nose syndrome map in an update on Friday February 13th, 2015 as a suspect jurisdiction.
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Watch: Cave Diggers Play in the Mud
February 14, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeJoin a team of cave diggers as they hit the mud mines of Grebe Swallet in the Mendip Hills.
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Caver First Aid Course to be Held in Kentucky
February 13, 2015 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaA caver first aid class is being organized for Saturday, March 21st in Kentucky.
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Land Swap Deal Adds to Ontario’s Eramosa Karst Conservation Area
February 13, 2015 / Canada, North AmericaAs part of a land swap deal between the city of Hamilton and the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Eramosa Karst Conservation Area has gained an additional access point.
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Rock Fall Kills Caver in Yorkshire’s Bull Pot
February 13, 2015 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeA caver was killed by a large rock fall in Yorkshire’s Bull Pot, near Kingsdale, on Thursday, February 12th.
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National Parks Offer Cave Free Tours Over President’s Day Weekend
February 13, 2015 / Kentucky, New Mexico, South Dakota, United States, North AmericaIn celebration of the upcoming President’s Day Weekend, a number of National Parks are offering free cave tours from February 14th to the 16th.
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Son Doong Saved From Cable Car: No Development Until 2030
Succumbing to stiff opposition, the Vietnamese government have signed off on a development plan which prevents a cable car from being constructed to Hang Son Doong until at least 2030.
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Study Finds Cave Beetles Retain Some Ability to Thermoregulate
Scientists studying the relationship between species traits and their habitats used cave beetles which lived in relatively constant temperatures.
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An Interview with WNS Researcher David Blehert
February 12, 2015 / Wisconsin, United States, North AmericaJSTOR recently visited David Blehert, chief of the Wildlife Disease Diagnostic Laboratories at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, for a chat about White-nose Syndrome.
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Radar Reveals Massive Swarms of Bats in Texas
February 12, 2015 / Texas, United States, North AmericaUnseasonably warm weather in Texas have led to so many bats taking to the air at night that they register on Doppler radar.
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Newly Discovered Cave Catfish Discovered in Brazil
February 12, 2015 / Brazil, South AmericaA small troglomorphic catfish has been recently discovered by researchers in Brazil.
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Video: Cave Diving at Serbia’s Spring of Krupaja
Join cave diver Bojan Pasalic for a journey into the Serbia’s beautiful Spring Of Krupaja.
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Multiple Sinkholes Plague Woman’s Yard
February 11, 2015 / Maryland, United States, North AmericaA 78-year-old Maryland woman is struggling to deal with deep sinkholes that repeatedly open in her yard.
