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Mammoth Cave to Host its Third Annual Bat Night 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park is holding its third annual Bat Night this Saturday, August 31st. As part of the event, park staff have scheduled activities to take place throughout … Read More
Cavers Visit Wales’ Shakespeare’s Cave in New Video 26 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
A new video by Keith Edwards, one of our favorite YouTube uploaders, follows a group of cavers on a trip into the tight and wet Shakespeare’s Cave. The footage shows cavers … Read More
Cavers Create Virtual Tour of Portugal’s Algar das Gralhas VII Cave 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
To help raise awareness of a threatened cave, Portuguese cavers have created a virtual tour. The cave, Algar das Gralhas VII, is located in an endangered karst area in Portugal’s … Read More
Missouri’s Onondaga Cave to Hold Open House & Bat Program 25 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
As part of an ongoing effort to ensure that citizens have input on facilities and services Missouri’s Onondaga Cave State Park will be holding an open house on Saturday, August … Read More
This Week on CaveChat: August 17th – 23rd, 2013 Edition 23 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
CaveChat.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 … Read More
Oklahoma’s Alabaster Caverns to Hold 60th Birthday Bash 23 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Oklahoma’s Alabaster Caverns State Park is celebrating its 60th birthday this labor day weekend with a weekend long birthday bash. Purchased by the State of Oklahoma in 1953, Alabaster Caverns … Read ...
Deadly MERS Virus Traced to Egyptian Tomb Bat 22 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
A bat found in Saudi Arabia has tested positive Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a new type of coronavirus similar to SARS. First reported in Saudi Arabia in September 2012, … Read More
Ask Cavers: How Would You Handle Being Lost in a Cave? 22 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
What would you do if you became lost while exploring a cave? This week’s rescue of the Spanish cavers lost for four days underground, made us wonder what our readers … Read More
Spanish Cavers Spend Four Days Lost Underground 21 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
A group of four cavers were rescued on Tuesday after spending four days lost underground. The cavers, part of the caving group Espeleo Minas, departed on Saturday morning on a … Read More
Visitors Queue Up for Tours of World’s Largest Cave 20 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Tourists hoping to visit Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will have to wait their turn as the tours have begun to fill up. In an … Read More
