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Bats are vital to the health of economies and natural ecosystems -- even sagebrush-steppe!
While sage is not these little mammals' primary habitat, many state wildlife plans associate bat species with sagebrush, especially riparian areas where they forage for insects.
A day-flying Myotis bat; Jordi Segers/Canadian Wildlife Health Center
In the process, they help pollinate grasses and forbs that sage-grouse and hundreds of other species rely on for food and which cycle crucial moisture in these typically dry ecosystems.