The deadly bat fungus, White Nose Syndrome, continues to spread throughout the Northeast. Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

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" Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

I'd rather be called a caver, but to be honest, I'm a spelunker at heart. Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

The one-room structure provides a suitable roof space for bats to breed Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

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 Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

Members of Congress from 13 states are asking the Obama administration for emergency funding to investigate the cause of a mysterious illness Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

White-nose syndrome continues to be a serious problem in many bat populations in eastern states Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

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... Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org

There have been a number of updates in recent weeks regarding the tragic outbreak of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). This has been especially devastating to bat populations in eastern caves. Caused by a fungus, WNS impacts the hibernation of bats causing them to consume calories at a faster than normal rate. This seems to lead to the bats waking from hibernation prematurely without an adequate food supply. Subsequently the bats starve to death. With over 500,000 bat casulties thus far, WNS has become a serious threat to bat populations throughout the eastern US. read more

Although we have not seen this disease in Indiana, the responsible thing to do is close our caves Headlines from U.S. Cavers - for info and links visit http://uscavers.org