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        <![CDATA[Latest Summary from U.S. Cavers Forum -- read  more at http://uscaversforum.org ]]>
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      <title>Caving Gear: Whats in your Cave Pack?</title>
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I have developed a survival drum, one of those 3.5L Darren Drums. Inside of it, I have everything I need to stay alive underground for several days...
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cave Rescue Forum: Rescue at Water-Works Cave</title>
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 Rescue crews say Richard Hartman had no business climbing inside a dangerous cave in Orme, Tennessee. 
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Caving Gear: The Search for the Perfect Caving Kneepad</title>
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I recently purchased a pair of these pads after reading this post and I must say, I'm thrilled. 

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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cave Diving Forum: History of the line arrow</title>
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"THIS WAY OUT" is the message a directional marker conveys. Dry cavers were using directional markers in the maze of tunnels that constitutes a cave system long before there were cave divers. 
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      <title>Cave Rescue Forum: Man Rescued From Fermanagh Cave</title>
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The police and members of the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation have achieved a dramatic underground rescue.


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      <title>Caves or Caving News: Pristine cave discovered in Samar</title>
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A pristine cave with an underground river has been discovered in Calbiga
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      <title>Re: caver tattoos??</title>
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Thought this might be a better design than the "MT bat sticker". I wanted a design that said Montana Caver, rather than "montana bat conservationist" 
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      <title>Caves or Caving Forum: caver or spelunker</title>
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I'd rather be called a caver, but to be honest, I'm a spelunker at heart. 
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      <title>Bats Forum: Caverns bats not being affected by fatal fungus</title>
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 Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials said bats at the park are not affected by a fungus 
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      <title>Bats Forum: Feds, 11 States Contribute $1.37 Million for WNS</title>
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission and 11 states are working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through a State Wildlife Grant 
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      <title>Bats Forum: USFWS Cave Advisory</title>
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Well Cavemud it is not just people and cavers who are still caving even a very well known nature corporation who says they protect cave ecosystems is still conducting cave projects 
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      <title>Bats Forum: White Nose Syndrome Affecting Tourism</title>
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The deadly bat fungus, White Nose Syndrome, continues to spread throughout the Northeast.

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      <title>Bats Forum: Bat house costs developer £20,000</title>
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The one-room structure provides a suitable roof space for bats to breed

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      <title>Bats Forum: Mammoth Cave National Park Tours Not Affected</title>
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White-nose syndrome continues to be a serious problem in many bat populations in eastern states
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      <title>Bats Forum: Lawmakers seek funding for bat disease research</title>
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Members of Congress from 13 states are asking the Obama administration for emergency funding to investigate the cause of a mysterious illness 
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      <title>Re: USFWS Cave Advisory</title>
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People are still cavin everywhere! This WNS crap is just makin a whole bunch of secret cavers. As a 25+ year member of the NSS...
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      <title>Bats Forum: Indiana: DNR Closes Caves</title>
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Although we have not seen this disease in Indiana, the responsible thing to do is close our caves
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bats Forum: Forest Service to close more caves</title>
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The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to close thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Caving News: Re: Worlds largest cave discovered in Vietnam</title>
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Wow! Check out the photo's with this article 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 15:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bats Forum: USFS closes most caves/mines on MTNF</title>
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The United States Forest Service Regions 8 and 9 issued an order on April 24 limiting human visitation on those units to try to slow the spread of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) 
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bats Forum: Help Bats - Take Action Now</title>
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In February, biologists surveying wintering bats in southern Vermont's Aeolus Cave..
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