#hawaiian hoary bat
Where it’s at? The Hawaiian hoary bat, ʻōpeʻapeʻa
Wildlife biologists are asking residents to keep a lookout for ʻōpeʻapeʻa, the Hawaiian hoary bat, an endangered species and Hawaiʻi’s official state land mammal, the only land mammal native to the islands. Scientists want to know where it hangs out. Residents can help provide information about ʻōpeʻapeʻa habitat by reporting bat sightings online through iNaturalist, an online platform for […]
East Maui coastal forest among properties targeted for conservation with state funding
An East Maui coastal forest, along the Hāna Highway, is among the beneficiaries of a grant award from the Legacy Land Conservation program.
International scientific study examines how wild animals react to human activity
One of the largest studies on wildlife activity — involving more than 220 researchers, 163 mammal species and 5,000 camera traps worldwide — reveals that wild animals react differently to human activity levels depending on where the animals live and what they eat. Hawai‘i-based authors include University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers Melissa Price and Derek Risch.
Deadline Today for Input on Windfarm Impacts
Today is the deadline for public comments on a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on four Hawaiʻi wind projects.
Maui Meeting Looks at Impacts of Wind Farms on Hawaiian Hoary Bat
The meeting will address the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of Mauiʻs four wind farms on the ʻŌpeʻapeʻa as well as other issues facing the bat species
Proposed Increase to Incidental Take of Bat and Nēnē at Kaheawa
The state is proposing to issue an amended Incidental Take License at Kaheawa Wind Power II above Mā‘alaea to increase the amount of deaths allowed for the Hawaiian hoary bat and the nēnē during facility operations.
Hawaiʻi Awarded $3.8 M to Protect Threatened, Endangered Species
Hawaiʻi has received $3.8 million from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect threatened and endangered species through better land use management.