The U.S. Forest Service is recommending an emergency closure of caves and abandoned mines in its Northern Region to try and slow the spread of white-nose syndrome. The proposed closure, … Read More

This Memorial Day weekend Ohio Caverns will be opening two new cave tours to the public. A new Historic Tour includes parts of the caverns first viewed by visitors after … Read More

A hunting dog was rescued over the weekend after falling through a sinkhole near Jennings County, Indiana. The dog, named Momo, was out raccoon hunting with his owner Walter Campbell … Read More

Earlier today we were contacted by Hazel Barton, who is writing a chapter on White-nose Syndrome for the book with the American Society for Microbiology. In order to find out … Read More

Four teenagers took shelter in a Kentucky cave on Sunday after they became stranded by high water. The teenagers, two 15-year-olds, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, were out four-wheeling in … Read More

During a two and a half day workshop at Carlsbad Caverns National Park this weekend, a group teachers received training and special tours to help encourage stewardship and educational opportunities … Read More

An autopsy on the body of the hiker who was missing for nearly a month after falling into a crevice while exploring the Arroyo Tapiado mud caves near San Diego, … Read More

Today, 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 … Read More

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

In 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 … Read More

An 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 … Read More

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 … Read More

More 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 … Read More

One 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 … Read More

For 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 … Read More

Since 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 … Read More

The 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 … Read More

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 … Read More

Despite 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 … Read More

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