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Farewell fall
It’s officially the last day of fall today. With that in mind, here are a few photos that I took at Mammoth Cave National Park in November. There’s so much more to the park than just the world’s...
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Loaded guns OK in national parks
Hiking boots? Check.Sunscreen? Check.Water bottle and snacks? Check.Smith & Wesson M&P357 — Full Size, Thumb Safety. Check. Starting Monday, people can start packing loaded heat legally in...
View ArticleGroup warns that EPA may allow more air pollution at Mammoth Cave park
Visibility has long been an issue at Mammoth Cave National Park, which even operates a webcam where the public can check on haze and is downwind from coal-fired power plants. Now the National Parks...
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National Park Service names Sarah Craighead as new Mammoth Cave superintendent.
Sarah Craighead. Credit: National Park Service Mammoth Cave National Park has a new boss. Superintendent Sarah Craighead comes from Death Valley National Park, where the temperatures commonly exceed...
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First bat at Mammoth Cave park with white-nose syndrome
Long Cave in 2004. Credit: Courier-Journal files/Gary Garth. A bat from Mammoth Cave National Park has been confirmed to have developed the deadly white-nose syndrome, authorities announced today. “It...
View ArticleGet your science on at Mammoth Cave symposium
Mammoth Cave National Park will host a science symposium Feb. 14-15, featuring 24 universities and five federal agencies. The theme: “Celebrating the Diversity of Research in the Mammoth Cave Region.”...
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Mammoth Cave hits 400 mile mark
Ruins of Karnak inside Mammoth Cave along the Historic tour route, taken from the tower at Mammoth Dome. Credit: Vickie Carson, National Park Service. The National Park Service says cavers have...
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Mammoth Cave announces cuts in tours, camping
A cave system in Kentucky that's known as the longest in the world has reached 400 miles. The National Park Service says Mammoth Cave in south central Kentucky recently added 10 miles to its...
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Cougars on move but none confirmed in Kentucky yet
Mountain lion. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service. Cougars in Kentucky? Sparing any wisecracks, I can say there have been sightings of the big cats at Mammoth Cave National Park. And elsewhere in the...
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Fatal bat disease now in main Mammoth Cave passageways
Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome, New York. Photo via USFWS. Credit: Al Hicks, NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation Bats with white-nose syndrome have been found along the toured passageways...
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