[Texascavers] Fruit bats and Ebola in the Congo

Scientific American: Fruit bats likely reservoir for the recent but isolated Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-ebola-keep-showing-up-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_cam

[Texascavers] Congo

It seems possibly plausible that there is something in the Congo that is a catalyst for "reverse-creation" or that causes species to "de-evolve." Maybe possibly something as elusive like "dark matter." If so, I hereby name it - "The Locklear Particle." On a different note, an old caver from th

Re: [Texascavers] Congo

The Illusive Pit near Bustamante. I did it in 1976. Someone ought to get it open to cavers again. It’s the finest pit weekend distance from Texas I can think of. Bill Steele speleoste...@aol.com > On May 17, 2018, at 2:45 PM, David wrote: > > It seems possibly plausible that there is somethi

Re: [Texascavers] Congo

Not having access to it means we should rename it the Elusive Pit. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-

Re: [Texascavers] The Illusive Pit

The owner died. His wife or children lived on Nebraska St. on the north side of Laredo. His name was Eustorgio Garcia. I knocked on the door a few years ago, but nobody answered. It is really hard to organize a trip there. The ranch hand with the gate key lived in Candela about 5 blocks south

Re: [Texascavers] Congo

That’s funny! > On May 17, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Diana Tomchick > wrote: > > Not having access to it means we should rename it the Elusive Pit. > > Diana > > ** > Diana R. Tomchick > Professor > Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry > Universi

Re: [Texascavers] The Illusive Pit

Let’s organize a trip for sometime this winter and work toward keeping it open. Bill > On May 17, 2018, at 3:06 PM, David wrote: > > The owner died. His wife or children lived on Nebraska St. on the north side > of Laredo. > > His name was Eustorgio Garcia. > > I knocked on the door a few

Re: [Texascavers] The Illusive Pit

Sometime in the late 70s John Chelf took a large group of us from SWTG down there. We were packed in the back of his pickup. We drove up the bare rock mountain side as far as we could as it got steeper and steeper then we chocked the wheels and set the brake. We rigged two ropes, not side by

[Texascavers] FW: [SWR CAVERS] Fruit bats and Ebola in the Congo

From: swrcav...@googlegroups.com [mailto:swrcav...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Foote Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:38 PM To: Dwight Cc: Cave Texas; Cave NM; TAG Net Subject: Re: [SWR CAVERS] Fruit bats and Ebola in the Congo Merlin Tuttle has a write

[Texascavers] FW: [SWR CAVERS] Fruit bats and Ebola in the Congo

From: swrcav...@googlegroups.com [mailto:swrcav...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Foote Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 2:38 PM To: Dwight Cc: Cave Texas; Cave NM; TAG Net Subject: Re: [SWR CAVERS] Fruit bats and Ebola in the Congo Merlin Tuttle has a write up about it as well here.