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Oregon Caves Holds 12th Annual Community Open House
May 10, 2013 / Oregon, United States, North AmericaOregon Caves National Monument will host its 12th annual Community Open House tomorrow, Saturday, May 11th. The event will feature free cave tours, with food donation, as well as live …
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Rock Fall Injures Two Cavers Beneath Cheddar Gorge
May 10, 2013 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeTwo cavers we injured during a Sunday visit to the Frozen Deep, Britain’s largest chamber beneath Cheddar Gorge. The cavers, part of a group of five exploring the cave, were …
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Two Dogs Rescued From Deep Illinois Sinkhole
May 9, 2013 / Illinois, United States, North AmericaTwo dogs discovered a deep sinkhole on Wednesday when they tumbled into it during a walk with their owner. The dogs, a father and son named Legend and Bullet, were …
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Ask Cavers: What is Your Field of Study/Employment?
May 8, 2013When at a caving gathering, it’s amazing to hear all the different employment and education backgrounds the cavers have. For this week’s Ask Cavers question we though it would be …
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Learn About the NSS National Cave Rescue Commission at Upcoming Webinar
May 8, 2013The next presentation in the ongoing series of webinars put on by the NSS will feature an introduction to the National Cave Rescue Commission. The presentation, which will acquaint folks …
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Significant Deposit of Ice Age Bones Found in Southern Indiana Cave
May 7, 2013 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaBesides facilitating easy access to visitors of the soon to open Indiana Caverns, the creation of a new entrance into Indiana’s Binkley Cave has for the first time allowed a …
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Scientists Determine Suspected Cause of Cave’s High Carnivore Ratio
Scientists examining a Spanish cave containing one of the largest concentrations of carnivores now believe they have uncovered the reason. Discovered in 1991 near Madrid, Batallones-1 has long puzzled scientists …
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WNS Confirmed in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest
May 5, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Forest Service announced earlier this month that white-nose syndrome has spread to Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest. Out of a total of 38 bat hibernaculums that were surveyed …
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Rescuers Free Trapped Man From Idaho Cave
May 4, 2013 / Idaho, United States, North AmericaAn 18–year-old man is safe after he spent more than two hours trapped in an Idaho cave on Friday. Austin Wiggins of Buhl, Idaho was rescued by Twin Falls Fire …
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This Week on CaveChat: April 27th – May 3rd, 2013 Edition
May 3, 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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Glenwood Caverns to Celebrate Grand Opening of Expanded Tour
May 3, 2013 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaColorado’s Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is celebrating the grand opening of the newly expanded Historic Fairy Caves Tour, which includes sections of the cave that have never been open to …
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Cavers Discover Entrance Using an Infrared Camera
May 2, 2013 / West Virginia, United States, North AmericaAs part of a project between the West Virginia Association for Cave Studies and Ohio University, cavers have discovered a new entrance with the help of an infrared camera. Found …
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Ask Cavers: What are your Thoughts on Gating Caves?
May 1, 2013Caves can be gated done for any number of reasons, but it generally is meant to restrict certain people from disturbing or destroying things inside them. Despite these good intentions, …
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Carlsbad Caverns to Raise Entrance Fee
May 1, 2013 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaBeginning this summer, Carlsbad Caverns National Park is planning to raise its entrance fee from $6.00 to $10.00 per person aged 15 and up. Of the funds collected by the …
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Month in Review: April 2013’s Must Read Caving News
April 30, 2013As we say goodbye to April, it’s once again time to recap of the ten most popular titbits of caving news published on Caving News in the last 30 days. …
