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Australian Cave Art Depicts Extinct Prehistoric Bat Species
A previously unknown bat species is believed to have been the subject of a prehistoric cave painting in northern Australia. The paintings, which could be up to 25,000 years old, …
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Skulls Found in Caves Shed Light on Extinct Ibex Species
Scientists studying the skulls of an extinct species of ibex have revealed that the wild goats were 50% bigger than their modern cousins. The skulls of two male and one …
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Amazon’s Lost Caves Causing Problems for Proposed Iron Mine
June 21, 2012 / Brazil, South AmericaRecent discoveries in caves beneath the Amazon jungle are causing a problem for a planned mining operation. Cavers exploring some of the estimated 1,000 caves in the area have discovered …
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Ancient Skeleton Discovered in Sri Lankan Cave
A complete human skeleton has been excavated from a cave in western Sri Lanka. Discovered in the Fa Hien Cave in the district of Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka, the …
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Public Asked To Comment on Proposed Changes at Timpanogos Cave
June 19, 2012 / Utah, United States, North AmericaThe National Park Service is asking the public their opinion on changes being proposed at Utah’s Timpanogos Cave National Monument. The changes propose improvements to the current visitors center, a …
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Poll: Will you be attending the 2012 NSS Convention?
June 18, 2012With the 2012 National Speleological Society Convention set to kick off next Monday, June 25th, we thought it appropriate to find out how many of our readers will be attendance. …
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Belgian Cave Diver Dies After Apparent Heart Attack
A Belgian cave diver has died after an apparent heart attack during a dive near Dinant, Belgium. On Saturday afternoon during a routine dive at Cave d’Anhée, 40-year-old experienced diver, …
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Challenge 2012 Raises Funds for UK’s Cave Rescue Organisation
June 17, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeThis year’s CRO Challenge, which replaced this years Broughton Game Show as the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation’s main fundraiser, has raised more than £3,000 (~$4,700 USD). Despite the huge success, …
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Jewel Cave Announces Summer Programs For Kids
June 16, 2012 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaThis summer Jewel Cave National Monument will be hosting a number hands on educational programs for kids. The programs, which include such exciting topics as “How Do You Map a …
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This Week on CaveChat: June 9th – 15th, 2012 Edition
June 15, 2012 / 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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Spain’s El Castillo Cave Discovered to Contain the Oldest Known Cave Art
The never-ending competition to find the oldest known cave art has a new leader. An international team of English, Spanish and Portuguese researchers have dated paleolithic paintings in Northern Spain’s …
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Maine Gives Bats a Break From Pest Control Companies This Summer
June 15, 2012 / Maine, United States, North AmericaThe state of Maine is asking residents and pest control companies to give bats a break this summer in order to help preserve their population in the wake of white …
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Maquoketa Caves to Stay Open Despite Detection of WNS Fungus
June 14, 2012 / Iowa, United States, North AmericaAfter just reopening its caves to visitors, it has been announced that a bat at Iowa’s Maquoketa Caves State Park has tested positive for Geomyces destructans, the fungus that causes …
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Ancient Shark Fossil Discovered in Missouri’s Smallin Cave
June 14, 2012 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaA fossil found in a Missouri cave has been identified to belong to a long extinct type of shark. Initially discovered a few years ago inside Smallin Cave near Springfield, …
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Council Members Approve Housing Near Important Irish Bat Cave
Council members in Ireland’s Clare County have ignored the advice to zone an area around an important bat cave as “open space”, and instead allowed it to be zoned as …
