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Upcoming Fort Stanton Event Features Snowy River Presentations
July 10, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaBesides Civil War reenactments and concerts, this weekends annual Fort Stanton Live! celebration at New Mexico’s Fort Stanton Historic Site will feature presentations on Fort Stanton Cave’s amazing Snowy River …
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Researchers Harassed While Studying Bats in Trinidad
July 9, 2013 / Trinidad and Tobago, South AmericaA team of American researchers were recently harassed while studying bats at the Tamana caves in eastern Trinidad. Known for its population of eleven different bat species, the Tamana caves …
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Security Barrier Construction Results in Cave Discovery
A large cave was discovered over the weekend during the construction of security barriers near the Israeli settlement of Tzofim, northwest of Tel Aviv. A bulldozer uncovered the opening on …
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Significant Cave Discovered During Road Construction Project
July 7, 2013 / Texas, United States, North AmericaA substantial cave, discovered last month along a road north of Austin, Texas, is causing problems for construction crews working on a road improvement project. The cave was found along …
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High Speed X-Ray Video Reveals Secrets of Bat Flight
July 6, 2013 / Rhode Island, United States, North AmericaNew high-speed motion X-ray videos of bats has shed new light on why bats are the only mammals truly capable of sustained flight. Researchers at Brown University recently used XROMM …
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This Week on CaveChat: June 29th – July 5th, 2013 Edition
July 5, 2013 / By David GrimesCaveChat.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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Researchers Discover Ancient Natufians Buried Dead with Flowers
The earliest evidence of using flower beds during burials was recently discovered in Raqefet Cave on Israel’s Mount Carmel. During excavations, led by the University of Haifa, in four of …
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Ask Cavers: Have You Ever Attended a Wedding in a Cave?
July 3, 2013With a recent article on the Huffington Post lauding the benefits of holding a wedding in cave, from constant temperatures to cost savings, it got us wondering how many of …
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Walls Cave Survey Tool Update Released: 2013-05-25
July 3, 2013A new version of Walls, the popular cave survey data management tool, has recently been released. Walls Version 2, B8 Release, Build 2013-05-25, which includes several improvements to the VMRL …
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Carlsbad Cavern Coming to Google Maps Street View
July 2, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaNew Mexico’s Carlsbad Cavern is slated to become one of the first caves in the U.S. to be featured on Google Maps Street View later this year. The service, which …
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Monongahela National Forest Cave Closures Renewed Indefinitely
July 1, 2013 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaJust days before its expiry on June 30th, the U.S. Forest Service has once again renewed the closure of all caves in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest. An attempt to …
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Month in Review: June 2013’s Must Read Caving News
June 30, 2013The beginning of shorter days means that June has come to an end and it’s once again time to recap of the ten most popular tidbits of caving news published …
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Awards WNS Grants to 28 States
June 30, 2013 / United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced grant awards to 28 states for white-nose syndrome related projects. The funds, totally just over $950,000, will be used by state natural …
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Wind Cave to Build Airlock at Walk-In Entrance
June 29, 2013 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaAn airlock will be built at Wind Cave National Park this winter to replace the aging revolving door at the caves walk-in entrance. Constructed in 1992 after a study demonstrated …
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This Week on CaveChat: June 22nd – 28th, 2013 Edition
June 28, 2013 / By David GrimesCaveChat.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 …
