James Larkin White, 18-year-old cowhand, discover in 1901 the world’s greatest and most spectacular underground wonder, ...

before the bats migrate south for the winter. Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the deepest limestone cave in the country, and the fifth-longest known cave in the world. Read more about Oil and ...

He spent his lifetime promoting and preserving the Carlsbad Caverns for future generations. 1903 - A claim was filed for the cave's bat guano which made an excellent fertilizer due to its high ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is on alert for wildfires in the arid locale about 20 miles southwest of Carlsbad.

Established on May 14, 1930, Carlsbad Caverns National Park is famous both for its elaborately decorated caves and the colonies of bats found in them. The caves form a maze about 23 miles (37 ...

He realized that any cavity that could hold that quantity of bats had to be massive ... In fact, the big room in Carlsbad Caverns is one of the largest underground chambers in North America ...

Carlsbad Caverns is home to the Brazilian free-tailed bat. In order to protect its population from white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease particular to bats, visitors are asked to go through a ...