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Improved Timpanogos Cave National Monument Opens to Visitors
May 12, 2012 / Utah, United States, North AmericaToday, for the first time in three years Utah’s Timpanogos Cave National Monument opens to the public with no planned closures due to construction projects. Recent improvement projects at the …
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This Week on CaveChat: May 5th – 11th, 2012 Edition
May 11, 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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Ancient Use of Sandstone Caves in the Brazilian Amazon: Dark Zone Rock Art
May 11, 2012 / Brazil, South America / By Luiz TravassosIn May 2012, Dr. Luiz Eduardo Panisset Travassos and his PhD student Bruno Durão Rodrigues went to the Brazilian Amazon Forest to register the probable first Brazilian case of rock …
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Man Dies During Cave Tour at Mammoth Cave National Park
May 10, 2012 / Kentucky, United States, North AmericaAn elderly man died on Wednesday while taking a tour of Mammoth Cave National Park. While touring the cave with his family 67-year-old William Larry Martin of Bronson, Florida became …
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Mulu Caves 2012 Expedition to Gunung Mulu National Park
From April 3rd to 30th members of the 17th Anglo-Sarawak expedition, entitled Mulu Caves 2012, visited Malaysia‘s Gunung Mulu National Park. During the month-long expedition, which based itself at the …
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Draft Agenda for the 25th BCRC Cave Rescue Conference Released
May 9, 2012 / United Kingdom, EuropeMore details are in about this October’s 25th National Cave Rescue Conference hosted by the Yorkshire Dales Rescue Panel (YDRP). The event, which runs from the 12th until the 14th …
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Body of Missing Hiker Recovered From Crevice
May 9, 2012 / California, United States, North AmericaOne month after first going missing, the body of a 24-year-old hiker who disappeared while exploring the Arroyo Tapiado mud caves near San Diego has been recovered. An attempt by …
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First Indiana Bat Found in Georgia in Almost 50 Years
May 8, 2012 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaFor the first time since 1966, an endangered Indiana bat has been found in the state of Georgia. On April 14th, a lone female Indiana bat was tracked from a …
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Poll: Could WNS kill caving in North America?
May 7, 2012Since its discovery in New York state in 2006, white-nose syndrome has caused the deaths of millions of North American bats. As a measure to protect the bats, caves, in …
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Body of Missing Hiker Found In Cave Crevice
May 7, 2012 / California, United States, North AmericaThe body of a 24-year-old hiker who went missing while exploring the Arroyo Tapiado mud caves near San Diego is believed to have been found. Footage from a camera lowered …
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Jet-Skier Rescued From Tasmanian Sea Cave
A 34-year-old jet-skier became trapped in a sea cave on the south-eastern coast of Tasmania earlier today. Alerted around 1:30 pm, a police rescue helicopter was flown to the cave …
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Another Case of White-Nose Syndrome Discovered in Tennessee
May 5, 2012 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaDespite its caves being closed to the public since 2009, a bat at Tennessee’s Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park has tested positive for white-nose syndrome. Collected by volunteers during …
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This Week on CaveChat: April 28th – May 4th, 2012 Edition
May 4, 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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Scientists Test Future Mars Mission Gadgets in Austrian Ice Cave
A giant ice cave in the Austria’s Dachstein mountain recently played host to scientists from the Austrian space forum (Oesterreichisches Weltraum Forum) testing technology for a future expedition to Mars. …
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New Bahamian Golf Course to Incorporate Cave
May 2, 2012 / Bahamas, North AmericaA new 18-hole Baha Mar golf course being developed near Nassau in the Bahamas plans to turn a cave discovered on the course into a “point of interest”. Reportedly containing …
