#YMH Video featured today... English sounding gentleman relating a story... He sounds like an Edwardian explorer. It's what David Livingstone would say a couple of years after saying "Well, what's all this 'conquesting' about anyway when you think about it, yeah?"

I'm listening audio only and I imagine him wearing nothing but a khaki pith helmet and a knowing smile.

#spelunking

Spelunking - Baume des Crêtes 12 hours in a Cave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNPkA1Gt_E #spelunking #explore

RT @Boghuma
Do not go #spelunking in Guinea or anywhere for that matter you might encounter bats which harbor Marburg virus
#PLOSNTDs: Marburg virus in Egyptian Rousettus bats in Guinea: Investigation of Marburg virus outbreak origin ... https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011279

New Zealand's Charleston #GlowWorm #Cave #Rafting #Adventure takes the glowworm experience to the next level, as this is a combination of #spelunking , floating on an inner tube inside the cave under the glowworms and river rafting. How did you like it? … https://ift.tt/7UwWFgu

North American #bats at risk of severe population decline

By John Flesher, AP, Apr 17, 2023

"Among methods under development are vaccines, anti-fungal sprays and ultraviolet light treatments for hibernation spots.

"'We have a number of tools that are showing great promise,' Coleman [a wildlife biologist] said. 'There are very few precedents for managing a wildlife disease, particularly one so devastating and pervasive.'

"The report said the bats also are imperiled by #forest fragmentation — #logging and urban #sprawl in #Canada, #wildfire suppression in the U.S. and #livestock #ranching in #Mexico. Many bats live in older trees during summer.

"People sometimes disturb hibernating bats in winter by exploring caves and abandoned mines.

"#ClimateChange is expected to intensify the challenges, causing more extreme storms and temperature swings. The report said 82% of the continent’s species are at risk from global warming’s effects."

#Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #Spelunking #BatAppreciationDay

Read more:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/bats-population-20230417-hdjxgthow5ffldqqz2kb2ekiu4-story.html

B.C. ecologists brace for spread of fungal disease that has eradicated bat populations across North America

Province said it first detected fungus associated with white-nose syndrome on bats in Grand Forks, B.C.

CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2023

"White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats across North America since first appearing in North America in New York State, probably through shipping. It's spread mostly bat-to-bat, although humans can play a role by carrying spores on their clothes or gear.

"In light of the risks around white-nose syndrome, the program has been asking British Columbians to report a dead or sick bat on its website or via email at info@bcbats.ca or call 1-855-922-2287.

"During the white-nose syndrome period from Nov. 1 to May 31, the program recommends people not touch a dead bat with bare hands but instead collect it by wrapping it with a paper towel and putting it into a zip lock bag,

"The program also recommends refrigerating or freezing the specimen if it takes more than 48 hours for a program co-ordinator to pick it up."
#BritishColumbia #Bats #WNS #WhiteNoseSyndrome #GrandForksBC #Spelunking #WorldBatAppreciationDay

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/white-nose-syndrome-report-dead-bats-1.6803227

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/03/23/latest-rabbit-hole-cave-crawlers/
Since watching Thirteen Lives, the movie about the Thai kids who got rescued from a flooded cave, I've been addicted to caving videos. I've been obsessed with caves since I can remember. Just hoping one of these daring young dudes doesn't Nutty Putty himself...
#ActionAdventureTwins, #caverns, #caves, #DeepFreedom, #Sleestaks, #spelunking

Kaynak/Source
:twitter: @ErtgrlErtugrul

"Erzurum İspir'de Elmalı Mağarası. Hem oluşum zenginliği hem de ekolojik çeşitliliği nedeniyle özel bir mağara.
Fotoğraflarda tavanda görülen oluşumlar, mağara bulutları. Çok sık rastlanılan oluşumlar değil. Su altındaki mağaralarda, kalsiyum karbonatın yine su ile sızıp çökelmesi bu oluşumları meydana getiriyor. Yüzyıllar sonra su mağaradan çekildiği zaman ise bu hoş görüntü ortaya çıkıyor."

#turkey #erzurum #cave #speleology #spelunking #photograghy

Can't wait to visit again this year. There's something special about exploring passages that took hundreds of millions of years to form.

#cave #spelunking #newyork

I wish I had a job that included #spelunking in human built structures, which probably is professional #urbex

I wish I had a job that included #spelunking in human built structures.

Bonus #FossilFriday! 🐈🦣🦥 My contact at the Science Museum of Minnesota, Alex Hasting, posted a sweet update today on the Pleistocene cat 'Petra' found recently by cavers in #Virginia. 🦬🍂🦫🐈🐪 #pleistocene #paleontology #fossils #cavers #spelunking #sciencemuseummn #VMNH #miracinonyx #americancheetah #shareyourdiscovery

https://cardinalnews.org/2022/01/21/caving-team-discovers-retrieves-rare-ice-age-era-cat-skeleton-from-southwest-virginia-cave/

https://twitter.com/Dr_CrocoGator

#photography #fotografia #fotografie #bats #cave #spelunking #hangingaround #AGraciousPlenty #TheyEatMisquitoesSoYayForBats
#Cozumel
#LauraCochranPhotography

My favorite iNaturalist observation so far this year - a tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) seen in Inner Space Caverns in Georgetown TX. I found a new species of cave cricket to me, and a millipede as well.

#iNaturalist #bats #spelunking #Austin

Marion Smith, the World’s Most Prolific #Cave Explorer, Dies at 80

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/marion-smith-dead.html

#spelunking

Marion Smith, the World’s Most Prolific #Cave Explorer, Dies at 80

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/us/marion-smith-dead.html

#spelunking

Have you personally explored any old caves, tunnels, dungeons, ruins or anything underground?
I’m lucky to live near a lot of natural volcanic cave systems, and somewhere I have photos of my trip to Guatemala to visit Mayan ruins. That was truly wild. Now I know what it sounds like when a swarm of bats sends a group of grown men into a shrieking retreat! 🦇🦇🦇
#ttrpg #osr #DnD #spelunking #outdoors

In 1991, a friend and I went #spelunking in some cavernous Midwestern dept store basement to buy tickets to a #FEAR concert, and found that the "juniors" mannequins had stolen our DIY/ thrifted #grunge #style. Like, they were wearing the exact same outfits?

#awkward #PunkRock #Indiana #MallGoth #CoOpt

https://computerhistory.org/blog/where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego/

I loved playing Carmen Sandiego as a kid. I am familiar with the word #spelunking because of it.

But hi! An an official #introduction I am Emily!
I like most #nerdy things such as #starwars , #biology , #science , #LEGO , and #animalcrossing
I also very much enjoy doing things #outside like #hiking , #spelunking , #fishing , and #kayaking
I think I am a #comedy queen so I will post #jokes n #bits n #goofs n #gaffs (I think excessive hashtagging is hilarious so I think I'll fit in here well!)
#peaceandlove ☮️🥰 I'm always ready to #chat