HONOLULU (KHON-2) — The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife encourages everyone to keep track of the Ope’ape’a, a bat endemic to Hawai’i.
The lack of forested land and predation by invasive species has endangered the Ope’ape’a.
The Ope’ape’a is an important part of our forests. It keeps several insects in check, like moths, mosquitoes, and even termites…