Bob Mehew
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Just noticed http://british-caving.org.uk/wiki3/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=conservation_access:micg.pdf. Well done Andrew.
global_s said:It's a good guide.
Am I really not allowed to pee in a stream way?
I pondered on whether this point was just a wind up or a real question. In the end I decided to treat it for real and provide a fuller response.RobinGriffiths said:global_s said:It's a good guide.
Am I really not allowed to pee in a stream way?
As long it's not lumpy pee.
droid said:So the best thing for 'cave conservation' might well be the shrinking caver population.....
But the words "...in as near a natural state..." and "...Conservation does not necessarily mean preservation." clearly point to accepting some degradation in all but presumably extreme cases. I fully accept a "high energy stream environment" such as Swildon's stream way will obliterate all sign of a visit (including a pee) whilst say Trat's Temple will not withstand much. So should we tape Trat's Temple, even though it is a long long way degraded from when it was first discovered?droid said:But it misses the basic truth that simply entering and moving through a cave degrades it.
Bob Mehew said:So should we tape Trat's Temple, even though it is a long long way degraded from when it was first discovered?
droid said:We have limited resources. Maybe they would be better deployed conserving the newer, *relatively* pristine cave environments.