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## What We Do

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Science Applications is a non-regulatory program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that tackles conservation issues no single Service program or partner can address alone. We bring partners together to identify shared conservation priorities and deliver scientific information and tools partnerships need to achieve conservation goals across the landscape. With a foundation of climate adaptation, our work sits at the nexus of landscape conservation, inclusive collaboration, and science support.

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Climate ChangeBirds on the BrinkAvian malaria, spread by non-native mosquitoes, is currently the main threat to Hawaiian forest birds. Climate change has increased temperatures in high-elevation forests, allowing mosquitoes to reach areas that were once malaria-free. A wide range of partners are coming together to implement a...Apr 15, 2024

Our PartnersNational Guard protects last eastern population of rare butterflyOne of the busiest National Guard Training Centers in the U.S. is the only place where the eastern regal fritillary butterfly is still found. It’s not a coincidence.Mar 26, 2024

Our PartnersProactive conservation supports species at risk By working on declining species early, we have the best chance to help them before they need the regulatory protections of the Endangered Species Act.Mar 26, 2024

Climate ChangeRachel Carson: Would-be climate championFamous for warning the world about pesticides in "Silent Spring," Rachel Carson was aware of rising sea levels and changing climates. She planned to address these issues in another book but died of cancer before she could.Mar 15, 2024

Climate ChangeDecision-making in a new era of conservationConservation practitioners have numerous tools in their toolbox to help animals and plants survive in their habitats. But what do you do when a species’ habitat is no longer a safe place to live? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) developed A Decision Support Framework for Conservation...Jan 30, 2024

Climate ChangeHunting, Fishing and Climate ChangeHunting and fishing connect people to wild animals and wild places. Climate change is impacting hunting and fishing in many ways. Read about the impacts of climate change on some of the more frequently hunted and fished animals and the hunters and anglers who harvest them.Jan 18, 2024

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Science Applications leads or supports a variety of projects and initiatives across the country. Our role and level of engagement is customized to the needs of each partnership we work with. The common thread throughout our work is that each project or initiative focuses on an environmental challenge that is urgent, complex, occurs across a large geographic area, and involves a wide array of stakeholder groups. Examples of issues we work on include, but are not limited to:
                    - Regional and national climate change **climate change**** Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.  Learn more about climate change  adaptation strategies
                    - North American pollinator conservation
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                    - Invasive grasses and wildfire
                    - At-risk species conservation in a non-regulatory context

Internally, Science Applications coordinates critical aspects of Service work, including scientific integrity policies and a robust data management and science approach.

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