The International Show Caves Association (ISCA) is a worldwide
organization comprised of members who own or operate caves that
are open to the public. The International Show Caves Association
provides the forum through which the owners and operators of
show caves can interact regarding matters pertaining to caves
that are open to the public worldwide. In the international
caving world the International Union of Speleology (Union
International de Spéléologie – UIS) serves as the scientific and
technical body. Show caves have all the needs of other caves in
terms of conservation and preservation. The difference arises
through the purpose of a show cave as a method of exposing the
public to not only the wonders of the underground world but also
to the delicacy of this world and the need to preserve it. Caves
invariably have lives that can be counted in million of years.
Responsible show cave operators are only too aware of the fact
that their tenure with a cave is but a blink of the eye in terms
of the life of t