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Starting on Earth Day, April 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will launch a series of 50 stories for 50 consecutive weekdays that will explore the many ways accelerating climate change is impacting or may impact fish and wildlife across America. No geographic region is immune.

 

Combined with other resource stressors, such as urbanization, invasive species and water scarcity, climate change is disrupting natural systems upon which wildlife and people depend. The series will cover 50 states, examining regional challenges posed by climate change. Here are just a few examples:

 

 

In keeping with the 2011 Earth Day theme of A Billion Acts of Green, the stories also will highlight science-based solutions and collaborative actions that are making a difference for wild things and wild places.  

 

“All across America, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with partners to develop a shared understanding of changing environmental conditions and to inform resource management actions using the best science available,” said Service Acting Director Rowan Gould. “We know the future is not the past restored; conservation success rests in our collective ability to work in unison to safeguard our Nation’s wildlife heritage.”

 

A new story will be posted each day, Monday through Friday, at the Fish and Wildlife Service news blog. Visitors to the site will also be able to share their thoughts on the story. The Service’s climate change web page at will provide easy access to all of the stories in the series.