Post by Brian Roebuck on Sept 8, 2010 6:56:29 GMT -5
Typical one-size-fits-all response to a problem.
"Crack Cave, which is on the Comanche National Grassland near the Colorado-Oklahoma border, is a tourist magnet. People come for the cave's unique rock art, which is illuminated only during equinoxes.
Jeff Stoney, grassland’s district ranger, said in a press release there is no alternative, but to close the cave.
He said while there are no records of bats utilizing Crack Cave, the emergency order covers all caves and abandoned mines even if bats are not known to inhabit them. The order was signed July 27."
chieftain.com/news/local/article_f159c732-b4c0-11df-bb0a-001cc4c002e0.html
"Crack Cave, which is on the Comanche National Grassland near the Colorado-Oklahoma border, is a tourist magnet. People come for the cave's unique rock art, which is illuminated only during equinoxes.
Jeff Stoney, grassland’s district ranger, said in a press release there is no alternative, but to close the cave.
He said while there are no records of bats utilizing Crack Cave, the emergency order covers all caves and abandoned mines even if bats are not known to inhabit them. The order was signed July 27."
chieftain.com/news/local/article_f159c732-b4c0-11df-bb0a-001cc4c002e0.html