texascavers Digest 15 Nov 2011 16:08:58 -0000 Issue 1436

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texascavers Digest 15 Nov 2011 16:08:58 -0000 Issue 1436

Topics (messages 19068 through 19077):

Bulgarian bats in danger
        19068 by: Lee H. Skinner
        19069 by: Lee H. Skinner

Puerto Rican caving video
        19070 by: Mixon Bill

UT Grotto Meeting - Wed Nov 16
        19071 by: Gary Franklin
        19076 by: TM Raines

Re: Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th
        19072 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com

Are You A 2005 TSA Member?
        19073 by: Mark.Alman.L-3com.com

Brighter LEDs: Lamps hit 148 lm/W
        19074 by: Pete Lindsley

Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Vigilance, an important cave safety post
        19075 by: caverarch

Update on Devetashka Cave
        19077 by: Lee H. Skinner

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*Bulgarian Environmentalists Rise against 'Expendables 2'*

Bulgarian environmentalists have officially voiced their protest against the planned shooting of "The Expendables 2" scenes in the country's Devetashka cave.

The shooting of the action movie which stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris among others may harm one of the most important natural habitats of bats in Europe, the environmentalists believe.

The bats are currently preparing for their winter sleep and any disturbance may have fatal consequences, environmentalists have explained, as cited by vesti.bg. Some 13 endangered species of bat inhabit the cave.

The regional environmental inspectorate in the Northern Bulgarian town of Pleven has approved of the building of sets and the subsequent shooting in the cave.

However, the Bulgarian bTV private channel has claimed that parts of the cave's terrain would be impossible to recover after the shooting and that heavy machinery has been stationed near the cave's entrance.

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There are some beautiful photos of *Devetashka cave* at

http://tinyurl.com/7fzx23j

Lee Skinner

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--- Begin Message --- Gustavo Vela calls our attention to a video of the 2011 Rio Encantado expedition at

http://vimeo.com/31946743

Some of you will recognize some of the participants. -- Mixon
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Howdy Caver,


You are cordially invited to attend the Underground Texas Grotto meeting -
Wednesday November 16, 2011 from 7:45 PM-9:00PM

University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall (156 West 24th Street,
Austin TX 78712) http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html



Aubri Jenson will be presenting - Hydrogeology of Fais Island in Micronesia

She was involved in a scientific trip by WERI (Water and Environmental
Research Institute of the Western Pacific) to Fais island in Micronesia in
2006.  Fais is a small carbonate island with a thin, shallow aquifer and
supports a population of nearly 300 people. Minor fresh water springs and
cave development occur along the coast, but drinking water is primarily
obtained through rain catchment.  Aubri was there to assess the need and
availability of groundwater resources on the island in the aftermath of a
typhoon.  Come check out the great program and for the fun and fellowship
with Austin Texas Cavers.



For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see
www.utgrotto.org

Officer contact, trip reports, event calendar, and new caver training links
to beginner trips or vertical rope training are available.



Before the meeting, take advantage of Sao Paulo  www.saopaulos.net  for
happy hour specials.  This area is the best place to park and meet folks
walking over to the meeting.  Then after the official meeting, we continue
with the decades long tradition to reconvene for burgers, beer, and tall
tales of caving at Posse East.  www.posse-east.com



The UT Grotto Program needs you, the caver with photos and a story to share
about your adventures, scientific research, or something else really cool.
Contact me.



Sincerely,



Gary Franklin

UT Grotto Vice Chair & Program Organizer

512-585-6057

v...@utgrotto.org

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Speaking of programs Gary,

This video seems quite interesting, even to Cavers.

Should we show it at a meeting,  Terry

http://hayscountyroundup.blogspot.com/2011/11/excellent-video-simple-picture-of.html




On Nov 13, 2011, at 9:59 PM, Gary Franklin wrote:

Howdy Caver,

You are cordially invited to attend the Underground Texas Grotto meeting - Wednesday November 16, 2011 from 7:45 PM-9:00PM

University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall (156 West 24th Street, Austin TX 78712) http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html

Aubri Jenson will be presenting - Hydrogeology of Fais Island in Micronesia

She was involved in a scientific trip by WERI (Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific) to Fais island in Micronesia in 2006. Fais is a small carbonate island with a thin, shallow aquifer and supports a population of nearly 300 people. Minor fresh water springs and cave development occur along the coast, but drinking water is primarily obtained through rain catchment. Aubri was there to assess the need and availability of groundwater resources on the island in the aftermath of a typhoon. Come check out the great program and for the fun and fellowship with Austin Texas Cavers.

For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see 
www.utgrotto.org

Officer contact, trip reports, event calendar, and new caver training links to beginner trips or vertical rope training are available.

Before the meeting, take advantage of Sao Paulo www.saopaulos.net for happy hour specials. This area is the best place to park and meet folks walking over to the meeting. Then after the official meeting, we continue with the decades long tradition to reconvene for burgers, beer, and tall tales of caving at Posse East. www.posse-east.com

The UT Grotto Program needs you, the caver with photos and a story to share about your adventures, scientific research, or something else really cool. Contact me.

Sincerely,


Gary Franklin

UT Grotto Vice Chair & Program Organizer

512-585-6057

v...@utgrotto.org

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Shhh, Stefan!

 

I kind of like it when the girls fight!

 

 

Mark

 

 

From: Stefan Creaser [mailto:stefan.crea...@arm.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:40 PM
To: Mallory Mayeux; Natasha Glasgow
Cc: Alman, Mark @ SSG - WSG - EOS; texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th

 

Now, now, you two… fighting over the boys is un-becoming…

 

From: Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 4:31 PM
To: Natasha Glasgow
Cc: mark.al...@l-3com.com; texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th

 

Angela is UT grotto...GHG grotto stole Andy long ago. :) 

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Natasha Glasgow <natashanich...@yahoo.com> 
wrote:

Don't forget the UT Grotto......I believe that Angela and Andy are UT.

Natasha

 

From: "mark.al...@l-3com.com" <mark.al...@l-3com.com>
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:22 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Longhorn Wrap Up-Saturday, November 5th

 

 


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If so, please review the information below.


I am FINALLY mailing out the super delayed 2005 50th Anniversary issue
of The TEXAS CAVER.

I have compared the info below with the latest membership data collected
at TCR to update the addresses and identities of the folks below.

If it is incorrect or you've had an address/identity/marital/sex change,
please let me know.

I want to insure that I receive NONE back, courtesy of the USPS,  and
that we don't cause the TSA to spend even more money needlessly.


Also, if your membership has lapsed, please go to www.cavetexas.org to
view our reasonable membership rates.

Some of you lucky few whose dues have lapsed may be receiving a kind and
gentle reminder from our new and energetic Membership Chair, Heather
Tucek, so please be nice to her! We want to keep her around for a while!


Thanks for your help!


Mark Alman
(Soon to be ex-TSA Chairman and, maybe, soon to be Ex-TC Editor?)



P.S. - Sorry about the formatting. CaveTex only allows messages of a
certain size and I know y'all are smart people, so you'll be able to
figure it out.



 


Robert and  Cindy  Albach       1401 Mohle      Austin,  TX     78703
Bruce and Donna  Anderson       3216 Toucan Ave.        McAllen,  TX
78504
Michael S.  Anderson    12157 East Highway 158  Gardendale,  TX
79758-4313
Terry  Anderson 103 Whitewater Rd.      Boerne,  TX     78006
Don  Arburn     3046 Laura Lee Way      San Antonio,  TX        78223
Katie  Arens    4806 Red River  Austin,  TX     78751-3331
Gerald  Atkinson        3306 Greenwood Glen     Kingwood,  TX   77345
Barbe  Barker   7 Blue Jay Lane Cloudcroft ,  NM        88317
Carol  Belski   408 Southern Sky        Carlsbad,  NM   88220
William (Bill) T.  Bentley      400 Eastwood Dr.        Midland,  TX
79703-5308
Aimee  Beveridge        2605 Stratford Dr.      Austin,  TX     78746
Frank  Binney   P.O. Box 258    Woodacre,  CA   94973-0258
Darla  Bishop   8170 North Valley Drive San Angelo,  TX 76905
Robert (Bob)  Bouthilet 8340 Fremont Ave. S.  Apt. 106  Bloomington,  MN
55420
Jim   Bowden    P.O. Box 421    Bertram,  TX    78605
Don  Broussard  7881 FM 3237    Driftwood,  TX  78619-9420
Tom  and Vicki  Brown   166 Port Charles Ave.   New Braunfels,  TX
78130
Michelle M.  Bryant      8811 Brocken Forest            San Antonio,  TX
78023
E. Wayne  Burks 4805 Black Oak Lane     River Oaks,  TX 76114
Robert (Bob)  Burleson  5101 Berger Rd. Temple,  TX     76501-6715
Rune (Robert)  Burnett  4707 Valley Oak Dr      Austin,  TX     78731
Mike & Christi  Burrell 325 Kreutzberg Road     Boerne,  TX     78006
Tom  Byrd       339 Wilchester Blvd.    Houston,  TX    77079
John  Chelf     3720 Oaklawn Dr.        Fort Worth,  TX 76107-1036
Michael and Melissa  Cicherski  5938 Harvest Hill       Corpus Christi,
TX      78414
Allan  Cobb     4019 Ramsgate   San Antonio,  TX        78230
Rick  Corbell   13630 Hercules Ln.      Universal City,  TX     78148
Tammy  Cox      237 Gwen Street Azel,  TX       76020
Jon and Lisa  Cradit    507 Pioneer Trail       San Marcos,  TX
78666-2451
George and Kay  Crosby  P.O. Box 1109   Lake Charles ,  LA      70602
Jose A.  Curras 3712 Mattison Ave.      Fort Worth,  TX 76107
Bruce (Ruff)  Daniels   P.O. Box 900    Buchanan Dam,  TX
78609-0900
Joann and David  DeLuna 523 Country Lane        San Antonio,  TX
78209
Dan  Dennison   5718  68th Street       Lubbock,  TX    79424
Jill  Dorman    P.O. Box 521    China Spring,  TX       76633
Stephanie  Downs        3007 Wisteria   Mission,  TX    78574
Paul  Duncan    456 Twin Springs Rd.    Georgetown,  TX 78628
Gill  Ediger    300 Mockingbird Ln      Austin,  TX     78745
Dale  Ellison   1208 Dan Gould Road Dr. Arlington,  TX  76001-7109
T. R.  Evans    33710 Mt Harvard Cir    Buena Vista,  CO        81211
Paul  Fambro    P.O. Box 1386   Cedar Park,  TX 78630
Walter  Feaster 4307 Harvard Ave.       Midland,  TX    79703
Chad  Fenner    3700 Wayland Drive      Fort Worth,  TX 76133-2924
Stephen  Fleming        211 Sontera Road        Alto,  NM       88312
Don, Todd and Sid  Formanek     2115 Briarcreek Blvd.   Houston,  TX
77073
Butch  Fralia   3412 Walton Ave.        Fort Worth,  TX 76133-2230
Bruce  Freeby   112 Troyell     Rhome,  TX      76078
Ernest  Garza   444 Billy Brooks Dr.    Driftwood,  TX  78619
Edward  Gemar   1605 Juliet St. Austin,  TX     78704
Julia  Germany  6203 Waltway Drive      Houston,  TX    77008-6261
Andy  Gluesenkamp       700 Billie Brooks Ln.   Driftwood,  TX  78619
Keith and Lisa  Goggin  810 Bent Knoll Ct.      Sugar Land,  TX 77479
Charles  Goldsmith      4200 Horizon North Parkway #616 Dallas,  TX
75287
Rodolfo (Fofo)  Gonzalez-Luna   114 Casentini St.  Apt. A       Salinas,
CA      93907
Katherine  Goodbar      6621 Sunnyland Ln       Dallas,  TX     75214
Lee Jay  Graves 1801A Blue Crest Drive  Austin,  TX     78704-4017
Andy  Grubbs    P.O. Box 208    San Marcos,  TX 78667
Steve  Gutting  11530 High Meadow       San Antonio,  TX        78253
J. Jackson  Harper      403 N. Lake Hills Drive Austin,  TX
78733-3115
Will  Harris    820 Downing Drive       Richardson,  TX 75080
Blake  Harrison 42 Velasquez Rd.        Glorieta,  NM   87535
John  Hays      3747 Cole Ave.   Apt. 248       Dallas,  TX     75204
C.  Henderson   12020 Scribe Dr.        Austin,  TX     78759
Geoffrey  Hoese 2605 Stratford Dr.      Austin,  TX     78746
Fritz F.  Holt  11020 Riverview Dr.     Houston,  TX    77042-1399
Alan  Holzgrafe 121 Maderas     Seguin,  TX     78155
Steven R. and Cynthia  Huddleston       6549 Palmer Trail       Plano,
TX      75023
Joyce  Hughes   8269 Holder Road        Justin,  TX     76247
Richard  Hunter 858 Seacliff Dr.        Houston,  TX    77062
Chris  Ivy      1112 E. 13th St.        Sweetwater,  TX 79556
Tommy  Joe      11212 Waxwing   Houston,  TX    77035
Russ and Christi  Johnson       1207 Ford St.   Llano,  TX      78643
Rebecca  Jones  263 County Road 117     Llano,  TX      78643
Jay, Shiela and Liam  Jorden    11201 County Rd 132     Celina,  TX
75009-2527
George  Kegley  106 West Spring Dr.     Austin,  TX     78746
Jim  Kennedy    3406 Catalina Drive     Austin,  TX     78741-7041 
Joy  Kennedy    71 Staghorn Court       Lake Jackson,  TX       77566
John  Kibler    496 Stirling Drive      Fruit Heights,  UT      84037
Joel  King      122 Park Hill Dr        San Antonio,  TX
78212-2573
Stephen and Kimberly  King      28614 Betka Rd. Hockley ,  TX   77447
Frank  Kirby    115 Roadrunner Circle   Boerne,  TX     78006
Koyle D.  Knape 114A Doeskin    Boerne,  TX     78006
Orion and Jan  Knox     3302 Beverly Rd.        Austin,  TX     78703
John M.  Kreidler       1601 Orchid Ave.        McAllen,  TX    78504
Carl  Kunath    3720 Ransom Rd. San Angelo,  TX 76903
Bennett  Lee    3307 Litchfield St.     San Antonio,  TX        78230
Cynthia  Lee    1418 Hitherfield        Sugar Land,  TX 77498
Ted  Lee        1919 Parhaven   San Antonio,  TX        78232-1527
Roy  Lewis      1006 Algoa Friendswood Rd.      Alvin,  TX      77511
Bill  Liebman   P.O. Box 11     Cass,  WV       24927
Pete and Karen  Lindsley        1 Whispering Winds Trail
Placitas,  NM   87043
James  Loftin   6910 Forest Crest N     San Antonio,  TX        78240
Sheree  Mahan   1040 Bowman Road        Wichita Falls,  TX      76308
Kim  Maloy      431 S. Frey     Boerne,  TX     78006-2914
David  McAdoo   107 Canyon Road Georgetown,  TX 78628
Dave  McClung   5590 Perrell St Lumberton,  TX  77657
Kenny  McGee    4735 Hollybrook Lane    Houston,  TX    77039
Emily and Kevin  McGowan        4750 Redstart St        Houston,  TX
77035
Shannon  McKinney       100 Market  Apt. 40     Galveston,  TX  77550
Logan  McNatt   4419 Clawson Rd.        Austin,  TX     78745-1039
Kurt  Menking   8255 Bindseil Lane      San Antonio,  TX        78266
Marsha  Meredith        5815 Seacomber  San Antonio,  TX        78242
Marvin  Miller  388 Coyote Ridge        Spring Branch,  TX
78070-6344
Mark  Minton    8758 Frog Hollow Road   Linville,  VA   22834
William (Bill)  Mixon   14045 North Green Hills Loop    Austin,  TX
78737-8627
Robert(Bob)  Moore      15103 Mettle Dr.        Austin,  TX     78734
Roger G.  Moore 201 Westheimer Rd.,  No. F      Houston,  TX    77006
Chris  Murray   104 Blanco St.  San Marcos,  TX 78666
Rob  Myers      2606 Albate     Austin,  TX     78757
Lawrence  Najjar        11316 Jollyville Rd., #358      Austin,  TX
78759
Melvin  Noble   908 Hermitage Dr.       Austin,  TX     78753-5716
David  Ochel    3800 N. Camar Blvd #730-314     Austin,  TX     78756
Daniel T  Oughton       22800 Vivian Dr.        Elgin,  TX
78621-5215
Libby  Overholt 1766 Thousand Oaks      San Antonio,  TX        78232
Linda  Palit    4019 Ramsgate   San Antonio,  TX        78230
Noel  Pando     1204 Alpine     Andrews,  TX    79714
Dale  Pate      P.O. Box 1723   Carlsbad,  NM   88221
William  Payne  5213 Brazos     Midland,  TX    79707-3161
Joe  Pearce     2603 Melba Pass Cedar Park,  TX 78613
Charles E.  Pekins      201 South Race St.      Lampasas,  TX   76550
Michael  Portman        901 W. 9th St Apt 308   Austin,  TX     78703
Denise  Prendergast     8304 Beaver Brook Ln.   Austin,  TX     78748
William B.T.  Price     P.O. Box 669    Spring Branch,  TX      78070
Terry and Mercy  Raines 471 Limestone Ln.       Driftwood,  TX  78619
Ron and Diane  Ralph    13101 Wild Turkey Drive Manchaca,  TX
78652-6857
Joe  Ranzau     325 North Plant Avenue  Boerne,  TX     78006
Darrell  Rees   409 Paloma Heights      Corpus Christi,  TX     78412
Bob  Richards   1206 Spinnaker Way      Sugarland,  TX  77478
Douglas  Robertson      501 Ranch Rd.   Bee Branch,  AR 72013
Paul  Rodriguez 2611 9th St.    Wichita Falls,  TX      76301
Christie  Rogers        607 E. 6 1/2 Street     Houston,  TX    77007
Will  Rupley    P.O. Box 1125   Seabrook,  TX   77586
William H.  Russell     4806 Red River  Austin,  TX     78751-3331
Ron  Rutherford 200 Link Ln     Wimberley,  TX  78676
Charley  Savvas 9134 FM 1854    Dale,  TX       78616
Bill  Sawyer    PO Box 225      Sonora,  TX     76950
Geary  Schindel 11310 Whisper Dawn      San Antonio,  TX        78230
John  Schneider 10431 Westedge  Sugar Land,  TX 77478
Ann  Scott      1112 Real Quiet Dr      Austin,  TX     78748
Travis and Amanda  Scott        6206 Stratford Circle   Bryan,  TX
77802
Beverley  Shade 4811 Duval St.  Austin,  TX     78751
Chris  Shultz   2403 Goldfinch  Cedar Park,  TX 78613
Preston  Smith  2005 William Creek Dr #1074     Austin,  TX     78741
Peter  Sprouse  708 Elliot Ranch Road   Buda,  TX       78610
C. William  Steele      500 Kingston Drive      Irving,  TX     75061
Bill  Stephens  6335 Kovarik Rd.        Wichita Falls,  TX      76310
Bill  Stiver    335 FM 1954     Wichita Falls,  TX      76310
Pete  Strickland        12717 Bullick Hollow Rd Austin,  TX     78726
Shannon  Summers        7108 Whispering Oaks Drive      Austin,  TX
78745
Kris  Szecsy    4526 Ave. S     Galveston,  TX  77551
Bernie  Szukalski       1224 Mira Monte Drive   Redlands,  CA   92373
Chris  Thibodaux        2008 Ramona Circle      San Marcos,  TX 78666
Mary  Thiesse   3306 Greenwood Glen     Kingwood,  TX   77345
Jacqui  Thomas  P.O. Box 1326   Sonora,  TX     76950
Jimmy  Thurlo   235 Genoa       Lubbock,  TX    79416-1707
Bill  Tucker    2105 Ravenwood Drive    Grand Prairie,  TX
75050-2136
George and Karen  Veni  507 E. Chapman  Carlsbad,  NM   88220-9383
Chris  Vreeland 1522 West 32nd St.      Austin,  TX     78703
D.J.  Walker    129 Creekwood Trail     Cedar Creek,  TX        78612
Jimmy  Walker   P.O. Box 68     Waelder,  TX    78959
Kate  Walker    916 Fall Creek Dr.      Austin,  TX     78753-2406
Mike  Warton    3508 Valley Pike Rd.    Cedar Park,  TX 78613
Roy  Wessel     3923 Manchester San Antonio,  TX        78223
Bob  West       1901 Anita Dr.  Austin,  TX     78704
Garry  White    701 Aquarena Springs  Apt. 3038 San Marcos,  TX 78666
Tom and Janie  White    19825 Ranch Rd 12       Driftwood,  TX  78619
Terri  Sprouse  708 Elliot Ranch Road   Buda,  TX       78610
Joel  Williams  1937 Crawford   Graham,  TX     76450
Cathy  Winfrey  5208 Hedgewood Dr.      Austin,  TX     78745
John   Worsfold 2205 Macaw Drive        Cedar Park,  TX 78613-5726
Talmadge  Wright        6218 Locke Ln.  Houston,  TX    77057
Eddie  Yonemoto 2333 Bering Dr.  Apt. 112       Houston,  TX    77057

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Shenzhen highway project uses more than 10,000 street lights

http://eetweb.com/lighting/cree_xlamp_xpg_102411/

More parts for your next cave light?

 - Pete

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Posted by Ellen Sue Turner to the Texas Archeology list.


Roger Moore




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From: James McMeans <jrmcme...@msn.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 8:39 AM
Subject: YouTube Video about the Trinty Aquifer and Jacob's Well
To: 




The youtube video below was produced by Wimberley resident Bob Currie (a 
world-class video producer) as his project to become a Master Naturalist in 
Hays County.  He worked with HTGCD District 5 Director Joan Jernigan on the 
project.  It is an excellent picture of the Trinity Aquifer and its 
relationship to Jacob's Well and our aquifer water supply.  Please look at it 
and forward to your friends and neighbors.  Jim McMeans

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIx5aDC6I0&feature=youtu.be



 




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--- Begin Message --- The Regional Environmental Inspectorate in the Northern Bulgarian town of Pleven will fine Bulgarian-based NU Boyana Film Studios for cutting down the vegetation surrounding the nearby Devetashka cave.

The Devetashka cave is to host parts of the shooting of "The Expendables 2", an action movie which stars Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris among others

Under the Bulgarian environmental legislation, NU Boyana Film Studios faces a fine ranging from the mere BGN 500 (approximately EUR 250) to BGN 5 000. The region was inspected after a signal was filed by the local Green Balkans NGO.

Besides the tiny fine, the producers of "The Expendables 2" face the rage of Bulgarian environmentalists who are concerned that the shooting of the movie may have fatal consequences for the bats inhabiting the cave.

The cave is considered to be one of the most important natural habitats of bats in Europe.

The bats are currently preparing for their winter sleep and any disturbance may have fatal consequences, the environmentalists believe. Some 13 endangered species of bat inhabit the cave.

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