I hope these facts can help shed some light on who cave vandals are. In some cases the vandals name is included but the goal here is not  to target these individuals but a to build a profile of a typical cave vandal to help understand who they are and why they do it. 

1. Utah - 2 teenagers, 1 male 1 female wrote their names on the wall. Distance unknown.
2. Indiana - 20 year old male, taking and breaking formations and injuring bats. distance unknown.
3. Pennsylvania - 2 males graffiti. distance unknown.
4. Australia - presumed male (?) construction worker(s) cause intentional damage to cave and cave entrance.
5. Kentucky - 4 males, age unknown to me at this time, distance unknown, killed several hundred bats.
6. Wyoming - 20 year old male, left behind broken bottles and trash. Distance unknown but local.
7. Crystal Cave - KY - 3 males ages 33, 23, 18, local, breaking & taking formations. Reason: monetary 
8. Canada - 2 'young males', local, gate damage, breaking formations. Reason: dislike cave gates/organized cavers
9. Missouri - 3 young males, breaking artifacts, local
10. Indiana - 2 males, Kevin & Andy, 20 and 21 years old. Entered Reeves cave unprepared, lights go out had to be rescued. Admitted killing several bats, no charges filed.