There are many exciting biological research projects going on at Cathedral Cave Preserve. An early discovery was the Townsend Long-eared bat maturnity colony roost.This colony was first documented in 1960, but since we have gated the cave in 2004 and limited the summer human access, it seems that the colony has increased in size. Another interesting animal using the caves is the Javalina. In 2005 we had nesting Javalina produce a litter of five pups in Indian cave. During wet periods we have also encounted up to five Tiger Salamanders living in Cathedral cave.

One of the most exciting find was the discovery of a new genus and species of millipede. The millipede was first noticed by BLM cave specialist Doug Powell. Jut Wynn then collected samples during his biological cave inventory and sent them out to Dr. Bill Shear for identification. This is a fine example of collaborative work among these scientists. Much of the Biological work going on in the cave has been done by Jut Wynn, a USGS Ecologist.