L Roebuck
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Post by L Roebuck on Dec 17, 2008 13:24:12 GMT -5
Going Deep By Lanier Scott Isom With over 4,000 known caves and countless more undiscovered or “virgin” caves throughout the state, it’s no surprisethat Alabama is home to a close-knit community of adventurers who explore an intricate, underground environment. Alabama is part of the tri-state area of Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, “TAG” as cavers call it, which has over 14,000 known caves, perhaps the highest concen-tration of caves of any place in the world. Over a quarter of Alabama caves, carved from water percolating through a bedrock of limestone, have been mapped by the Alabama Cave Survey. Alabama caves provide a habitat for different species of endangered cavefish and bats; for example, Key Cave in Lauderdale County is home to the Alabama Cavefish, an endangered species found only in this one location. Key Cave, along with Blowing Wind Cave and Fern Cave in north Alabama, was established as a national wildlife refuge to protect the different endangered cavefish and bat species. Article
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