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Learn About Hypothermia in Cavers at Upcoming Webinar
January 11, 2015As part of its ongoing webinar series, the NSS will be holding a presentation on hypothermia in cavers on January 27, 2015. Presented by Rebecca Segrest, a Registered Nurse and …
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Ancient Remains Discovered in Okinawa Cave May Reveal Japanese Ancestry
The discovery of potentially one of the oldest burial sites in Japan could shed more light on the country’s prehistory.
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Slaughter Canyon Cave to Get New Gate
January 9, 2015 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaCarlsbad Caverns‘ Slaughter Canyon Cave parking lot and camping areas will be closed from January 13-24, 2015 due to a project that will see the gate at the cave’s opening …
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Inside Vietnam’s Newly Discovered Volcanic Caves
Join reporters on a visit to Vietnam’s newly discovered volcanic cave system, part of which is considered the longest such feature in Southeast Asia.
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Watch: UK Caving’s Best Bits of 2014
December 30, 2014 / England, Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeDon’t miss this remarkable highlight reel of the awesome adventures had by members of the Dudley Caving Club during the past year.
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Oregon Caves National Monument Expands
December 23, 2014 / Oregon, United States, North AmericaWith the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act on December 19, 2014 by President Obama, the long awaited expansion to the Oregon Caves National Monument is a reality.
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Canada Adds Three Bat Species to Endangered List
December 18, 2014 / Canada, North AmericaThe Canadian Government announced yesterday that three bat species have been added to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA). The Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus), the …
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Requiem of Ice: Inside Oregon’s Sandy Glacier Cave System
December 11, 2014In an effort to capture the Majesty of Oregon’s Sandy Glacier Cave System before it melts away, a team has spent a year recording beautiful time-lapse videos of the caves. …
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UK’s Coast & Country Visits Ogof Ffynnon Ddu
December 8, 2014 / Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeRecently the host of ITV’s Coast & Country, Andrew Price joined the South Wales Caving Club on a visit to Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, the deepest cave in the UK.
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Video Pays Tribute to the Efforts to Rescue Spanish Caver
December 7, 2014 / Spain, Europe, Peru, South AmericaSpanish cave rescuers recently flew to Peru to rescue fellow Spaniard Cecilio Lopez-Tercero, who spent 12 days trapped underground in a Peru’s Inti Machay cave. An experienced caver and cave …
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Researchers Explore an Underwater Cave in Search of Salmon
December 5, 2014 / Canada, North AmericaCave divers in British Columbia have been following Coho Salmon as they swim up a stream that disappears in the side of a mountain.
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Real Explorers Don’t Use Cable Cars: Save Son Doong
People often ask me why I go caving. Surely it is dark, tight, claustrophobic, cold and dangerous and you might get lost – why would anyone want to do this? …
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This Week on CaveChat: April 12th – 18th, 2014 Edition
April 18, 2014CaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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This Week on CaveChat: April 5th – 11th, 2014 Edition
April 11, 2014CaveChat.org is the official forum of the National Speleological Society. Since its creation in 2005 CaveChat has quickly become the go to place for everything related to caving. With more …
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White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Michigan and Wisconsin
April 10, 2014 / Michigan, Wisconsin, United States, North AmericaBoth the Michigan & Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier today that their states have become the 24th & 25th states in the U.S. to confirm white-nose syndrome. Three …