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Ask Cavers: How Do Folks React When They Find Out You’re a Caver?
February 20, 2013Inspired by last weeks Ask Cavers question which asked how your group attracts new cavers, this week we want to know how people react when they discover that you are …
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Learn How to Use Geophysics to Detect Solutional Features in Karst
February 20, 2013As part of the ongoing series of webinars put on by the NSS, a presentation on the use of geophysics to detect solutional features in karst terrains has been announced. …
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Cavers Assist Construction Workers with Cavity Discovery
French construction workers were recently assisted by cavers after they discovered a cavity. The workers had been installing water pipes to connect the village of Tharaux in the south of …
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Bats in Crisis: NPS Releases White-Nose Syndrome Video Series
February 19, 2013 / United States, North AmericaA new video series on White-nose syndrome has been released by the National Park Service. Titled “Bats in Crisis”, the three video series is aimed to educate the public and …
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Woman Rescued in Florida’s Withlacoochee State Forest
February 18, 2013 / Florida, United States, North AmericaFlorida’s Citrus County Fire Rescue came to the aid of a woman in Withlacoochee State Forest this past Friday evening after she reportedly fell 9 meters (30 feet) into a …
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2012 Speleo Photo of the Year Winners Announced
February 18, 2013The votes have been counted and the jury has made their decision. The 2012 Speleo Photo of the Year has been chosen. Selected by a jury of experienced cavers and …
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White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed at Two Kentucky State Parks
February 17, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky’s Department of Parks has just announced that White-nose syndrome has now been confirmed in bats hibernating in caves at Carter Caves State Resort Park and Kingdom Come State Park. …
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Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave Hits 400 Miles
February 16, 2013 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaKentucky’s Mammoth Cave, the longest cave in the world, has now been surveyed to an amazing 400 miles (643 kilometers). The announcement was made by Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent …
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This Week on CaveChat: February 9th – 15th, 2013 Edition
February 15, 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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Re-Dating Confirms Southeastern Europe’s Oldest Human Ancestor
Newly obtained ages from a fragment of human lower jaw found in a Serbian cave have dated it as the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in that part of Europe. …
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Subterranean Biology 10 Released Online
February 14, 2013Earlier this week, the 10th edition of Subterranean Biology, the open access journal of the International Society for Subterranean Biology, was released online. Featuring research papers on recent discoveries of …
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50,000-Year-Old Bison Skull Fragments Found in Ukrainian Cave
A paleontological study of a cave in Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula has reportedly discovered fragments of a 50,000-year-old bison skull. The fragments were found during a December 2012 expedition to Emine-Bair …
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Ask Cavers: How Does your Group Attract New Cavers?
February 13, 2013It’s sometimes hard to get new folks to come caving, let alone convince them that it can be a fun, exciting and thoroughly enjoyable experience. In contrast, there are some …
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Researchers Publish A Cave Fungi, Yeast, and Slime Mold World Review
February 13, 2013A team of researchers from New Brunswick have published a paper in the International Journal of Speleology that provides a review of the different fungi, yeasts, and slime molds that …
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Potential Case of WNS Being Investigated on Prince Edward Island
February 13, 2013 / Canada, North AmericaA bat suspected to have died of White-nose Syndrome has been found for the first time in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Found near Bonshaw, P.E.I., Dr. Scott …
