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Bat Populations Show Increase at WNS Ground Zero
April 21, 2012 / New York, United States, North AmericaEncouraging results from this past winters surveys of New York’s hibernating bats show a number of caves reporting substantial increases in their bat populations. While surveys in previous years seemed …
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This Week on CaveChat: April 14th – 20th, 2012 Edition
April 20, 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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Cave Rescue Organisation to Hold Challenge 2012
April 20, 2012 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeOn May 12th, 2012 the U.K. based Cave Rescue Organisation will be holding Challenge 2012, a walk/run fundraiser. Participants will have the choice of running or walking one of two …
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Outdoor Adventure Weekend at Georgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park
April 19, 2012 / Georgia, United States, North AmericaGeorgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park is holding an “Outdoor Adventure Weekend” next weekend. The event, sponsored by Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park, will feature rappelling down a 6 meter …
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New Species of Freshwater Shrimp Discovered in New Mexico Cave
April 18, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaScientists conducting a biological inventory of a gypsum cave northeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, have discovered a new species of a freshwater shrimp-like crustacean. The specimen, a new species of …
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New Book: A Guide to Caves and Karst of Indiana
April 17, 2012 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaA new guide-book on Indiana’s caves and karst is set to be released early next month. Published by the Indiana University Press, the book “A Guide to Caves and Karst …
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Researchers Discover Evidence of Fire Use One Million Years Ago
April 16, 2012 / South Africa, AfricaMicroscopic traces of wood ash found in Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa have been identified as the earliest known evidence of the use of fire. Discovered by an international team …
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Poll: Are you a member of CaveChat?
April 16, 2012Soon Caving News will be launching a weekly post that highlights the top threads on CaveChat, the official caving forum of the National Speleological Society. These weekly posts will serve …
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The CaveSim is Coming to the 2012 NSS Convention
April 15, 2012 / Colorado, United States, North AmericaCaveSim, the intelligent crawl-through obstacle course which wowed cavers at the 2011 NSS Convention in Colorado is coming to West Virginia this summer. The 15 meter (50 foot) long …
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2012 International Expedition to Iranian Salt Domes
Starting this weekend, an international gathering of international karst scientists and cavers is being held in Iran to study its salt domes. The week-long event, held by the Iranian Cavers …
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Sign the Petition to Mandate Public Access to Caves
April 13, 2012In response to a recent petition to the White House by the Center for Biological Diversity which called for the closure all caves and mines on public lands, caver John …
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USFWS Releases New WNS Decontamination Protocols
April 12, 2012 / United States, North AmericaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working with state and federal agency partners, have released new national white-nose syndrome decontamination protocols. The protocols, which help reduce the risk of transmission, …
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Researchers Discover Bacteria with Natural Antibiotic Resistance
April 11, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaResearchers studying microbes that live deep inside New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave have discovered bacteria that are naturally resistant to antibiotics. The research, done by Dr. Gerry Wright, of McMaster University, …
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Friends of Wind Cave National Park Launch Website
April 10, 2012 / South Dakota, United States, North AmericaFriends of Wind Cave National Park, a group which formed last summer in order to help “preserve and promote Wind Cave National Park as a natural and cultural treasure”, has …
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Cave Photographer Urs Widmer Succumbs to Cancer
April 9, 2012 / Switzerland, EuropeRenowned cave photographer and publisher Urs Widmer died in Switzerland on Sunday morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Urs was the founder and co-owner of Speleo Projects, an international …
