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Protection of caves to minimise the effects of human activities
Cave conservation is the protection and restoration of caves to prevent or minimise the effects of human activities. Some caves have delicate features
Cave_conservation
Recreational pastime of exploring cave systems
exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves). In contrast, speleology is the scientific study of caves and the cave environment. The
Caving
UNESCO World Heritage Site
SECTIONS 29(3) AND 28(1): ABOLITION OF NARACOORTE CAVES CONSERVATION PARK AND CONSTITUTION OF NARACOORTE CAVES NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). South Australian Government
Naracoorte Caves National Park
Naracoorte_Caves_National_Park
The Butler Cave Conservation Society (BCCS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Virginia corporation dedicated to the conservation, exploration, survey, preservation
Butler Cave Conservation Society
Butler_Cave_Conservation_Society
Cave in Comal County, Texas, US
to the cave is restricted to protect the habitat of the resident bats. Bat Conservation International offers evening guided tours to the cave to watch
Bracken_Cave
Human being who inhabits a cave
caves: caves are rare across most of the world; most caves are dark, cold, and damp; and other cave inhabitants, such as bears and cave bears, cave lions
Cave_dweller
Cave in Pinal County, Arizona
messages. The cave has been subject to vandalism and heavy littering for over fifty years. In 2001, the Peppersauce Cave Conservation Project (PCCP)
Peppersauce_Cave
Cave with prehistoric paintings in Spain
key location of the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The cave can no longer be visited, for conservation reasons, but there
Cave_of_Altamira
South African climatologist and speleologist
and speleologist. Her work on cave conservation was extensive and pioneering. She evaluated cave ecosystems and conservation policies which were necessary
Frances_Gamble
Limestone caves in New South Wales, Australia
The Jenolan Caves (Tharawal: Binoomea, Bindo, Binda) are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands
Jenolan_Caves
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Matale District, Sri Lanka
- the largest is 15 meters long. One cave has over 1,500 paintings of Buddha covering the ceiling. Conservation at the Dambulla Temple Complex has primarily
Dambulla_cave_temple
Type of cave
A solutional cave, solution cave, or karst cave is usually formed in a soluble rock like limestone, which is composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Being
Solutional_cave
list of caving fatalities in the United States. Between 1980 and 2008, there were a total of 877 incident reports involving 1,356 individual cavers documented
List of United States caving fatalities
List_of_United_States_caving_fatalities
Cave with significant vertical passages
A pit cave, shaft cave or vertical cave—or often simply called a pit (in the US) and pothole or pot (in the UK); jama in Slavic languages scientific and
Pit_cave
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2025[update]. The depth value is measured
List_of_deepest_caves
Paintings, often prehistoric, on cave walls and ceilings
archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The
Cave_painting
Caves in New South Wales, Australia
The Abercrombie Caves, contained within the Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve, are a series of limestone arch caves that are located in the Central
Abercrombie_Caves
Natural void under a planetary surface
Caves and caverns are natural voids under the surface of the Earth and have also been observed in other rocky worlds (e.g., on Mars). Caves often form
Cave
Conservation park in South Australia
Australia. The conservation park preserves two main caves; the wheelchair accessible Tantanoola Cave which is developed as a show cave and Lake Cave which is
Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park
Tantanoola_Caves_Conservation_Park
Caves in France containing Paleolithic paintings
basis was introduced. Conservation problems, such as protecting crystal growth and conserving the paintings in the original cave, have made the creation
Lascaux
United States federal law to preserve caves
help of the National Speleological Society (NSS) and the American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA), stepped up to get a federal bill passed. Thornton
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988
Federal_Cave_Resources_Protection_Act_of_1988
of longest caves includes caves in which the combined length of documented passageways exceeds 100 kilometres (62 mi). In some of these caves, passageways
List_of_longest_caves
2010 documentary film by Werner Herzog
Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog about the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which contains some of the oldest human-painted
Cave_of_Forgotten_Dreams
Structure formed in a cave by the deposition of minerals from water
(spḗlaion) 'cave' and θέμα (théma) 'deposit') is a geological formation made by mineral deposits that accumulate over time in natural caves. They can take
Speleothem
Land trust that primarily manages caves
in caves and the development and profit provided the incentive for ownership and a form of conservation. The 19th century public interest in caves as
Cave_conservancy
Overview of and topical guide to caves
painting within a cave. Cave conservation – the protection of caves and cave resources. Show caves – cave opened to the public. Caving, also known as spelunking
Outline_of_caves
National park in Kentucky, United States
Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave
Mammoth_Cave_National_Park
Cave made accessible to the general public for guided visits
A show cave—also called tourist cave, public cave, and, in the United States, commercial cave—is a cave which has been made accessible to the public for
Show_cave
Cave formed within the ice of a glacier
A glacier cave is a cave formed within the ice of a glacier. Glacier caves are often called ice caves, but the latter term is properly used to describe
Glacier_cave
many caves. This list compiles those with Wikipedia articles. Onyx Cave Cosmic Cavern Mystic Caverns and Crystal Dome Old Spanish Treasure Cave Blanchard
List_of_caves_in_Arkansas
Passage in a cave that is submerged under water
A sump, or siphon, is a passage in a cave that is submerged under water. A sump may be static, with no inward or outward flow, or active, with continuous
Sump_(cave)
Topography from dissolved soluble rocks
characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some evidence that karst may occur in more weathering-resistant
Karst
Form of earth shelter dwelling in northern China
and then dig the cave horizontally on the four walls to form the underground courtyard. In most parts of western Henan, this form of cave is called the "pit
Yaodong
Species of fish
assist in recovery. An obstacle to the conservation progress is identified as the inaccessibility of the blind cave eel, the situation is abate by the introduction
Blind_cave_eel
Cave formed by the wave action of the sea
A sea cave or littoral cave is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found
Sea_cave
forms caves. List of caves List of caves in the United States List of caves in Missouri List of longest caves in the United States "Tennessee Caves (and
List_of_caves_in_Tennessee
Type of structural collapse
A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining, tunneling, or steep-walled excavation such as trenching
Cave-in
Species that lives in caves and similar subterranean environments
troglofauna have made to exist in the cave environment, postulating that troglofauna "have lost many of the water conservation mechanisms of surface relatives
Troglofauna
Specialized field of wilderness rescue
Cave rescue is a highly specialized field of wilderness rescue in which injured, trapped or lost cave explorers are medically treated and extracted from
Cave_rescue
Elongate mineral formation found on a cave floor
a member of') is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings
Stalagmite
River Cave National Conservation Area. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2026-05-18. West Virginia Cave Conservancy
List of longest caves in the United States
List_of_longest_caves_in_the_United_States
Natural opening where surface water enters caves
to estavelles. Morphologically, ponors come in forms of large pits and caves, large fissures and caverns, networks of smaller cracks, and sedimentary
Ponor
The Warsaw Caves are a group of caverns, a geological feature located in the Warsaw Caves Conservation Area near the village of Warsaw, Ontario, Canada
Warsaw_Caves
Animals living in subterranean waters
of the animals, no species determinations can be made. Cave conservation – Protection of caves to minimise the effects of human activities List of troglobites –
Stygofauna
The Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Blanca, between Capitan
Fort Stanton–Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area
Fort_Stanton–Snowy_River_Cave_National_Conservation_Area
list of caves in Missouri includes the location, length, and date they were opened to the public (or discovered). There are roughly 7,500 caves recorded
List_of_caves_in_Missouri
United States not-for-profit corporation
Southeastern Cave Conservancy (SCCi) is a United States not-for-profit corporation dedicated to cave conservation, caver education, and cave management
Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc.
Southeastern_Cave_Conservancy_Inc.
Spherical speleothem concreted concentrically
A cave pearl is a small, usually spherical, speleothem (cave formation) found in limestone caves. Cave pearls are formed by a concretion of calcium salts
Cave_pearl
Chapter of the National Speleological Society
the National Speleological Society – the study, exploration, and conservation of caves. The motto: "Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints
Southern_California_Grotto
American non-profit organization
The Cave Research Foundation (CRF) is an American private, non-profit group dedicated to the exploration, research, and conservation of caves. The group
Cave_Research_Foundation
Cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA
Jewel Cave National Monument contains Jewel Cave, currently the fifth longest cave in the world and second longest cave in the United States, with 220
Jewel_Cave_National_Monument
2016 Finnish film directed by Juan Reina
Juan Reina. Four Finnish cave divers face their worst nightmare when two of their friends drown deep inside an underwater cave in Norway. When the official
Diving_into_the_Unknown
National park in South Dakota, United States
are found in Wind Cave. Wind Cave is one of the best known examples of a breathing cave. The cave is recognized as the densest cave system in the world
Wind_Cave_National_Park
Groundwater source in certain geological conditions
terminus of a cave drainage system at the place where a river cave reaches the Earth's surface, it is often possible to enter the caves from karst springs
Karst_spring
1995 multi-casualty incident in New Zealand
organisations. Cave Creek / Kotihotiho is a small stream in Paparoa National Park. A viewing platform was erected by the Department of Conservation (DOC) in
Cave_Creek_disaster
Small nodes of calcite, aragonite, or gypsum that form on surfaces in caves
Cave popcorn, or coralloids, are small nodes of calcite, aragonite, or gypsum that form on surfaces in caves, especially limestone caves. They are a common
Cave_popcorn
Diving in water-filled caves
Cave diving is underwater diving in water-filled caves. It may be done as an extreme sport, a way of exploring flooded caves for scientific investigation
Cave_diving
Animal species adapted to live in an underground environment
tree roots in the caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico as a step toward ecological insights and improved conservation Stoch, Fabio (2001). Caves and karstic phenomena
Subterranean_fauna
Caves in New South Wales, Australia
Wombeyan Caves are caves that have formed in marble, in the Wombeyan Karst Conservation Reserve, New South Wales, Australia. Wombeyan Caves is a tourist
Wombeyan_Caves
Elongated mineral formation hanging down from a cave ceiling
(stalássein) 'to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material
Stalactite
Geological phenomenon
water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave. They are typically found in "solution caves", in limestone, where they are the most common speleothem
Flowstone
Equipment for caving and spelunking
Caving equipment is equipment used by cavers and speleologists to aid and protect them while exploring caves. The term may also be used to refer to equipment
Caving_equipment
Species of spider
The Kauaʻi cave wolf spider (Adelocosa anops), also known to local residents as the blind spider, is a species of wolf spider. It is monotypic within the
Kauaʻi_cave_wolf_spider
Lake under the Earth's surface
where limestone or other soluble rock has been weathered away, leaving a cave where water can flow and accumulate. Natural underground lakes are an uncommon
Underground_lake
members are involved with organising international caving expeditions, surveying, conservation, hosting caver expeditions in Israel, and helping the local archeological
List_of_caving_organizations
Natural cave that contains significant amounts of year-round ice
An ice cave is any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ice
Ice_cave
Type of cave
breathing cave or barometric cave is a rare type of cave in which atmospheric pressure gradients between the inside and outside of a cave cause air to
Breathing_cave
Animals that live underground
also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). Land-dwelling troglobites may
List_of_troglobites
Series of caves in Northern Ireland
PASSIs), a conservation designation in Northern Ireland equivalent to SSSIs in other parts of the United Kingdom. Grid Ref: H12684431. The Boho Caves are a
Caves of the Tullybrack and Belmore hills
Caves_of_the_Tullybrack_and_Belmore_hills
Historic site
conserve the cave and surrounding property. Repairs, renovations, and conservation efforts followed, including the installation of an eco-friendly cave gate for
Manitou_Cave
Buddhist cave temple site in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China
Commons has media related to Yulin Caves. Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road (1st Conference) (GCI) Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road
Yulin_Caves
Science of cave and karst systems
(from Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion) 'cave' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their
Speleology
Bungonia Caves Careys Cave Church Creek Caves Colong Caves Finchs Caves Jenolan Caves (List of caves within the Jenolan Caves karst) St Michaels Cave (Avalon
List of caves in New South Wales
List_of_caves_in_New_South_Wales
Cave, County Clare Badger Pot, County Fermanagh* Ballymaglancy Cave, County Galway Boho Caves, County Fermanagh* Cloyne Cave, County Cork Crag Cave,
List_of_caves_in_Ireland
list of caves in Australia. Abercrombie Caves Ashford Caves Bendethera Caves Borenore Caves Bungonia Caves Careys Caves Cliefden Caves Jenolan Caves (List
List_of_caves_in_Australia
Sauta Cave Shelta Cave On Your Knees Cave Trail Creek Caves Antelope Cave Bat Cave mine Cave of the Bells Colossal Cave Coronado Cave Grand Canyon Caverns
List of caves in the United States
List_of_caves_in_the_United_States
This is a list of caves, and other karst features, in Western Australia. It includes all named features that occur in the Australian Speleological Federation
List of caves in Western Australia
List_of_caves_in_Western_Australia
Buddhist cave monuments in Maharashtra, India
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state
Ajanta_Caves
French cave with prehistoric paintings
Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some
Chauvet_Cave
Caves near Dunhuang City, Gansu, China
The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the
Mogao_Caves
Cave formed in volcanic rock, especially one formed via volcanic processes
cave is any cave formed in volcanic rock, though it typically means caves formed by volcanic processes, which are more properly termed volcanic caves
Lava_cave
Buddhist site in Gansu, China
36667°E / 39.97694; 94.36667 Bhadrakalpikasutra Mogao Caves Yulin Caves Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China National Heritage Sites
Western_Thousand_Buddha_Caves
Cave crystals constituting box-like blades between bygone bedrocks
weathered away as the cave developed." Boxwork is commonly composed of thin blades of the mineral calcite that project from cave walls or ceilings that
Boxwork
Species of crustacean
Cove cave amphipod, is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Virginia in the United States. Butler Cave Conservation
Stygobromus_conradi
Landlocked body of water with underground connection to the sea
primary forms: pools or caves. The primary differentiating characteristics between pools and caves is the availability of light; cave systems are generally
Anchialine_system
Geologically-formed topological depression
locations. Sinkholes that capture drainage can hold it in large limestone caves. These caves may drain into tributaries of larger rivers. The formation of sinkholes
Sinkhole
Organization for exploration, conservation, and study of caves in the United States
organization formed in 1941 to advance the exploration, conservation, study, and understanding of caves in the United States. Originally headquartered in Washington
National Speleological Society
National_Speleological_Society
recreational caving fatalities in the United Kingdom. It includes all verified deaths associated with the exploration of natural caves and disused mines
List_of_UK_caving_fatalities
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
June 2018, a junior football team became trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non, a cave system in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Twelve members of the team
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Cave system in Oregon, United States
remains uneducated and the caves repeatedly suffer from vandalism and human-induced degradation. The Central Oregon Conservation Task Force (COCTF), under
Arnold_Lava_Tube_System
Natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath
cases, cenotes are areas where sections of the cave roof have collapsed, revealing an underlying cave system, and the water flow rates may be much faster:
Cenote
Bioterrorism - Biotransference - Bird conservation - Blue-listed - Bottom trawling - Buffer zone Captive breeding - Cave conservation - Charismatic megafauna - CITES
Index of conservation articles
Index_of_conservation_articles
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of
Kintore Caves Conservation Reserve
Kintore_Caves_Conservation_Reserve
Bat sanctuary in the Philippines
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Monfort_Bat_Sanctuary
Ancient cave temples in Maharashtra, India
The Ellora Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Aurangabad, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut cave complexes in the world, with artwork dating
Ellora_Caves
River that runs wholly or partly beneath the ground surface
natural rivers may be entirely subterranean, collecting in and flowing through cave systems. In karst topography, rivers that originate above ground can disappear
Subterranean_river
National monument in Oregon, United States
States. The 4,554-acre (1,843 ha) park, including the marble cave, is 20 miles (32 km) east of Cave Junction, on Oregon Route 46. The protected area, managed
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Oregon_Caves_National_Monument_and_Preserve
Type of cave
talus cave, also known as a boulder cave, is a type of cave formed by the gaps between one or, more commonly, many large boulders. Talus caves can be
Talus_cave
The discography of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, a rock band with multi-national personnel, consists of 18 studio albums, 12 of which have reached the UK
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography
Nick_Cave_and_the_Bad_Seeds_discography
There are a number of terms that are used in connection with caves, caving and speleology. The following is an incomplete list. A B C D E F G H I J K
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