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Ancient Elephant Bones Found in Spanish Cave
The bones of an ancient elephant have been discovered in a Spanish cave. An archaeological excavation in Cova del Rinoceront (Rhinoceros’ cave) near Barcelona uncovered the partial skeleton of a …
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Poll: Do you use rechargeable batteries in your caving gear?
August 6, 2012When you’re underground it is essential that your electronic gear, such as lights, work. We’ve been wondering, do you give the job of powering your vital equipment to single use …
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Scouts Rescued From Flooded Tasmanian Cave
Members of a southern Tasmania scout troop had to be rescued on Saturday after they found the exit from Bradley Chesterman cave was flooded. The group of 10 Venturer scouts …
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Teen Kayakers Rescued from Irish Cave
Two teenager kayakers were rescued early this morning after taking shelter in cave in County Cork, on the southern tip of Ireland. The search for the two 17-year-old males, which …
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This Week on CaveChat: July 29th – August 4th, 2012 Edition
August 4, 2012CaveChat.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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Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park Celebrates Bat Week
August 3, 2012 / Montana, United States, North AmericaTo celebrate the International Year of the Bat, Montana’s Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park has scheduled five days of bat related events and programs running from August 7th to …
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Rocky Mountain Region Extends Cave Closures; Acknowledges Cavers
August 2, 2012 / Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, United States, North AmericaThe emergency order to restrict access to all caves and abandoned mines on National Forests and Grasslands in the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region was extended yesterday for another …
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Ask Cavers: How did you Start Caving?
August 1, 2012It seems that caving tends to attract a certain kind of person. How did you find out that you were one of them? Did you visit a show cave as …
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Month in Review: July 2012’s Must Read News
July 31, 2012Once again it’s time to review the top ten most popular news items on Caving News in the last 31 days. This look back gives you a chance to see …
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Poll: Have you ever visited another country on a caving expedition?
July 30, 2012Today’s story about the British students who went on expedition to Morocco got us wondering about the rest of our readers. Have any of you ever visited another country for …
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Student Cavers Discover Over 70 Caves During Moroccan Expedition
A recent caving expedition saw 21 members of the University of Sheffield’s Speleological Society visit Tazekka National Park in Morocco. During their visit, the students, the first British cavers to …
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Girl in Sea Cave Rescued From Rising Tide
July 29, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeIn a strange twist of fate, rescuers searching for a dog that had fallen off a cliff discovered a girl trapped in a cave by the rising tide. Just after …
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This Week on CaveChat: July 21th – 28th, 2012 Edition
July 28, 2012CaveChat.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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Show Cave Under Development in Indiana’s Binkley Cave System
July 28, 2012 / Indiana, United States, North America / By Gary RobersonOn May 31st veteran NSS cavers Gary Roberson, Terry (Dog) Crayden and Rand Heazlitt began developing a small portion of the Indiana’s Binkley Cave system as “Indiana Caverns”. This is …
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Australian Cavers Discover Large Fossil Deposit
Australian cavers have discovered a cave system in Queensland filled with fossils. The find, estimated to contain specimens up to 500,000 years old, is so dense with fossils that a …
