==> Workshop on bat ringing in Italy. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 10 Mar.2007.News from Adriano Martinoli via Scintilena.Friday 16th of March 2007. Natural History Museum, Zoological Section La Specola. Via Romana 17 Firenze. Promoted by: Ministry of the environment and for the protection of territory and sea (MATTM), National Wildlife Institute (INFS), Italian Group for Bat Reasearch (GIRC). In collaboration with: Natural History Museum of Florence University and Insubria University, Varese. More details and the program: http://www.scintilena.com/english/?p=16#more-16 http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5845 ==> Dead Florida cave diver identified From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 10 Mar. 2007.JACKSON COUNTY, Florida (8 Mar 2007) -- Officials confirmed Tuesday the identity of the diver who died inside a spring cave at Blue Springs Recreational Area, as well as other details surrounding his death.Details: http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/s070308.html http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5844 ==> The Scintilena turns multilingual. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 10 Mar. 2007.The Italian speleological website SCINTILENA, member of the WCN (Worldwide Caving News) Network turns multilingual.Caving news and articles from Italy and the rest of the world are now available in four languages: Italian, English, French and Deutsch.The Scintilena: http://www.scintilena.com http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5847 ==> New discovery from Cansiglio Sotterraneo. From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 9 Mar. 2007.News from Filippo Felici via Scintilena.The endless exploration of the Abisso del Col della Rizza continues in the forest of Cansiglio, a beautiful limestone massif between the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and Pordenone, in NE Italy.After reaching the bottom of a branch at -800m, a new descending route opened up last month: it begins in the del Cin passages, at -150m, and a couple of pits, each of 70m, were descended. At the base of the latter (about at -350m), the exploration of a maze of fossil passages has started, stopping at the top of a pitch extimated 10m deep and 6-7m diameter at the base. Lighted by a a powerful torchlight, other galleries of notable size are clearly visible at the bottom.Details: http://www.scintilena.com/english/?p=17#respond http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5846 ==> Florida cave diving fatality third in 3 weeks From World Caving News http://www.zenas.gr/WCN => 9 Mar. 2007.JACKSON COUNTY, Florida (6 Mar 2007) -- Another cave diver has died in Florida, the third cave diving fatality in less than three weeks.The scuba diving accident happened at about 4:30pm at Blue Spring Recreational Park, a popular cave diving site.Details: http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/s070306.html http://www.zenas.gr/site/home/eng_detail.asp?iData=5843 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ SpeleoUnion http://groups.google.ru/group/SpeleoUnion -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
