Fruit-eating bats play an important role in maintaining forest health by being seed dispersers. For decades, researchers have explored ways to harness this capacity as a reforestation tool. One method has been to use fruit-derived essential oils to attract bats to deforested sites, where their seed-loaded feces may help stimulate regrowth. Sean Mowbray writes about it here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/lures-that-attract-seed-dispersing-bats-could-aid-tropical-reforestation/