Conservation Genetics Community of Practice

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Genetics Community of Practice 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Genetics Community of Practice is spread across six regional genetics labs and the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab. For over a decade these facilities have been pioneering genetics research to benefit the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants.    

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service genetics laboratories provide conservation genetics research and support to the agency and its partners.

The labs provide sampling guidance, genetic data generation, and interpretation of genetic data for management, conservation and policy issues. Using a suite of molecular techniques, the labs address a variety of issues, such as management of hatchery broodstocks, characterization of population structure structure
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Learn more about structure , and identification of management and conservation units.  

Areas of work and research:

• Defining populations 

• Identifying Species and Individuals 

• Identifying Populations of Origin

• Evaluating Gene Flow and Population Connectivity 

• Propagation Management 

• Resolving Taxonomic Relationships 

• Environmental DNA (eDNA)  

Contact a geneticist in your area.