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A Busy Spring Break for Carlsbad Caverns National Park
April 8, 2012 / New Mexico, United States, North AmericaCarlsbad Caverns National Park had a busy spring break season with 46,064 visitors to the park during the month of March, an increase of 2 percent for the same period …
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Indiana’s Lost River Cave System Gets U.S. Federal Protection
April 7, 2012 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaThe Lost River cave system in southern Indiana’s Hoosier National Forest is one of 28 recent purchases by the U.S. Government that stretch from North Carolina to Oregon. The purchases …
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Mexican Officials Criticized for Handling of Ancient Remains
April 6, 2012 / Mexico, North AmericaWhen remains were found in a southern Mexican cave last month, the first thought of officials was that they had discovered yet another mass grave. With the increasing violence of …
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Underground Tsunami Witnessed at Nevada’s Devil’s Hole
April 5, 2012 / Nevada, United States, North AmericaAt team visiting Nevada’s Devil’s Hole recently were lucky enough to witness an underground tsunami. On March 20th, while monitoring the population of endangered pupfish that call the collapsed cave …
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Presentation to Feature Caves Discovered in Northern Botswana
April 4, 2012 / Botswana, South Africa, AfricaA presentation later this month will highlight the search for caves in the remote north-west of Botswana. The talk, co-hosted by the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA), will feature …
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Artificial Bat Cave to be Built in Tennessee this Spring
April 3, 2012 / Tennessee, United States, North AmericaA plan to build an artificial bat cave near Clarksville, Tennessee this spring is taking shape. Researchers are hoping that the experimental project will help save hibernating bats from white-nose …
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White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Two Missouri Caves
April 3, 2012 / Missouri, United States, North AmericaThree bats in two caves in Missouri’s Lincoln County have tested positive for white-nose syndrome. A little brown bat from one cave and two tri-colored bats from another, both public …
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Spelеology and Karstology Journal Website Now in English
April 2, 2012The journal, Speleology and Karstology, has recently released an English language version of their website. Found in 2008 by the Ukrainian Institute of Speleology and Karstology, the semiannual peer-reviewed publication …
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Poll: How many caves have you visited?
April 2, 2012With last week’s question garnering such an unexpected response, we thought that it would be fun to ask another question to gauge our readership. After much though, we decided on …
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Reward Offered for Vandals of Utah’s Crystal Cave
April 2, 2012 / Utah, United States, North AmericaA reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the folks who broke into to Utah’s Crystal Cave. Crystal Cave is managed by the Bureau …
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Indian Forest Rangers Rescue Elephant Trapped in Crevice
In a rescue operation that lasted more than 4 hours, Indian forest rangers saved a 15-year-old female elephant that had become trapped in a crevice in the Periyanayakanpalayam forest range …
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Cave Diver Dies at Florida’s Weeki Wachee Spring
April 1, 2012 / Florida, United States, North AmericaA cave diver died on Saturday afternoon during a dive at the main spring in Florida’s Weeki Wachee State Park. Shortly after 4:30 pm, five divers entered the water and …
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Month in Review: March 2012’s Must Read News
March 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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White-Nose Syndrome Discovered in Bats at Delaware’s Forts
March 31, 2012 / Delaware, United States, North AmericaWhite-nose syndrome has recently been discovered in bat populations hibernating in Fort Delaware State Park. While Delaware does not have typical hibernation sites such as mines and large caves, the …
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Welsh Cave Rescuers Save Puppy Trapped Underground
March 30, 2012 / Wales, United Kingdom, EuropeThe South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team recently came to the aid of a puppy who became trapped underground. The puppy, a six-month-old terrier named Taz, spent two days …
