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Missouri’s Onondaga Cave to Hold Open House & Bat Program
August 24, 2013 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaAs part of an ongoing effort to ensure that citizens have input on facilities and services Missouri’s Onondaga Cave State Park will be holding an open house on Saturday, August …
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This Week on CaveChat: August 17th – 23rd, 2013 Edition
August 23, 2013CaveChat.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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Oklahoma’s Alabaster Caverns to Hold 60th Birthday Bash
August 23, 2013 / Oklahoma, United States, North AmericaOklahoma’s Alabaster Caverns State Park is celebrating its 60th birthday this labor day weekend with a weekend long birthday bash. Purchased by the State of Oklahoma in 1953, Alabaster Caverns …
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Deadly MERS Virus Traced to Egyptian Tomb Bat
August 22, 2013 / Saudi Arabia, AsiaA bat found in Saudi Arabia has tested positive Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a new type of coronavirus similar to SARS. First reported in Saudi Arabia in September 2012, …
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Ask Cavers: How Would You Handle Being Lost in a Cave?
August 21, 2013What would you do if you became lost while exploring a cave? This week’s rescue of the Spanish cavers lost for four days underground, made us wonder what our readers …
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Spanish Cavers Spend Four Days Lost Underground
A group of four cavers were rescued on Tuesday after spending four days lost underground. The cavers, part of the caving group Espeleo Minas, departed on Saturday morning on a …
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Visitors Queue Up for Tours of World’s Largest Cave
Tourists hoping to visit Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will have to wait their turn as the tours have begun to fill up. In an …
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Free Cave Tours to Celebrate National Park Service’s 97th Birthday
August 19, 2013 / Kentucky, New Mexico, South Dakota, United States, North AmericaIn celebration of the National Park Service’s 97th birthday on Sunday, August 25th, some National Parks will be offering free cave tours. Established in 1916, the National Park Service comprises …
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Belgian Cavers Announce Discovery of Two New Cave Systems
The discovery of two significant cave systems has recently been made public by cavers in Belgium. The caves, both of which exceeded 500 meters (1640 feet) in length, were discovered …
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Cave Tour Fee Increase Proposed at Mammoth Cave National Park
August 17, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park is seeking public comment on a proposed $1 to $2 increase in cave tours fees. The announcement was made on Friday by Park Superintendent Sarah …
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This Week on CaveChat: August 9th – 16th, 2013 Edition
August 16, 2013CaveChat.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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Carlsbad Caverns Project Awarded Sustainable Design Certification
August 16, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaA parking lot rehabilitation project at Carlsbad Caverns National Park recently joined 23 other projects newly certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES), a pilot program to promote sustainable land …
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Possible Bracken Bat Cave Solution Emerges
August 15, 2013 / Texas, United States, North AmericaThe fight to save Bracken Cave, home to the world’s largest population of bats, from a nearby housing development seems to have stumbled upon a possible solution. An agreement in …
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Ask Cavers: How Many Sets of Caving Gear Do You Own?
August 14, 2013With the unabated march of white-nose syndrome across North America, two sets of gear—one clean and one WNS—seem to be a necessity for many cavers. For this week’s Ask Cavers …
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Video Features GPME’s 2013 Goias Expedition in Brazil
August 14, 2013 / Brazil, South AmericaBrazil’s Pierre Martin Speleology Group (GPME) has released a video of their recent expedition in their home state of Goias. Conducted between July 20th and 28th, this expedition continued the …
