Links
Guiding Organisations Australia
Guiding Organisations Australia
Interpretation Australia
AAEE Australian Association of Environmental Educators
AAEE Australian Association of Environmental Educators
Interpretation Network New Zealand (INNZ)
Interpretation Network New Zealand (INNZ)
Travel Links
These sites are included if you are planning a trip around Australia and need a starting point to find a few other sites that could help you along.
Travel Mate – When I saw this site I was hooked. Type in your start and end points and it will print out detailed driving directions for you. Tell it what type of attractions you are interested in and it will give a list of attractions along the way that you’ll want to see. For the person setting off on a driving holiday, especially with children, you will hate yourself if you don’t visit this site.
Australia Travel Search – This is a specialised search engine in a similar vein to the Yahoo style directory. If you want to find something in Australian tourism this site should help you find it.
Qantas Airways – You’ll find everything you need to know about planning a trip that involves flying both within Australia as well as around the world.
Great Australian Walks – If you want to go walking in the Australian bush and want to book on a commercial tour then this site is a definite must-see. It includes a great section on the Blue Mountains.
Cave Science
Virtual Cave – It is hard to go past this site if you are looking for information on different types of cave formations. Bear in mind that it is an american site and so some of the terms may differ from those that we use in Australia. Every type of formation is accompanied by photos, descriptions of how they form and other relevant information. There is a great graphical site map which is a picture of a cave with links placed on each of the formations. This would look great printed out in colour. On a down side, this site is often inaccessible.
Mineral Net – If you want to get down into the different types of minerals and crystals, not just related to caves but to the mineral world in general then this is the site to visit
A book on Glowworms in Australia and New Zealand – A book by ACKMA members Cathie Plowman and David Merritt on glowworm species in Australia and New Zealand.
Illinois Natural History Survey – As with the University of Texas site, I consider this an excellent site for research in speleobiology.
Biospeleology Links – This is a Canadian site that gives quite a view links to biospeleology sites around the world.
Karst Waters Institute – Students doing assignments on ecosystems and in particular how sensitive caves are should have a look at this site.
Other Links
Caves Australia
New Zealand Speleological Society
New Zealand Speleological Society
Max Wisshak Photo Galleries and Books
Book on Lechuguilla Cave by Max Wisshak and Hazel A. Barton
Book on Lechuguilla Cave by Max Wisshak and Hazel A. Barton
Book on New Zealand Karst by Max and Stefanie Wisshak
New Zealand Karst by Max and Stefanie Wisshak
Panorama Galleries around the world by Max Wisshak
Panorama Galleries around the world by Max Wisshak
Galleries for Flower Cave and Metro Cave, New Zealand by Max Wisshak
Galleries for Flower Cave and Metro Cave, New Zealand by Max Wisshakk
International Union of Speleology (UIS)
International Union of Speleology (UIS)
International Show Caves Association
International Show Caves Association
Grottes of France
Australasian Bat Society
NSS Cave Conservation
American Cave Conservation Association Facebook page
American Cave Conservation Association Facebook page
Bat Conservation International
Bat Conservation International