The wings are long, narrow, pointed, and when extended, span 37-42 cm (14.6-16.5 in). This foliage dwelling species has the largest range of any North American bat, and occurs in the tree line of ...

Auwahi Wind Energy is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow an “incidental take” of 140 ope’ape’a, or Hawaiian hoary bats, up from the 21 bats it’s currently allowed to take.

The Hawaiian hoary bat, or ‘ope‘ape‘a, migrated to the islands from the Pacific coast of North America in two separate waves more than 9,000 years apart. • FRANK BONACCORSO photo As wind ...

state officials named the Hawaiian Hoary Bat one of its state mammals to sound the alarm for possible extinction. In Montana, the state fish choice brought awareness and conservation efforts to a ...