Found­ed in 2006, the HAI takes over research ini­tial­ly begun in Green­land in 1972 on Pere­grine Fal­cons and Gyr­fal­cons.  While still con­duct­ing long-term stud­ies and mon­i­tor­ing on both species of fal­cons, our research scope has expand­ed to now include more than 25 dif­fer­ent species.  Cur­rent­ly the HAI focus­es its field work in the Thule area, in north­west Green­land.  This High Arc­tic region is home to tens of mil­lions of birds and is one of the most unique and pris­tine habi­tats left in the world, with many of the species that occur in the area at the very north­ern lim­it of their range.  Cur­rent research projects focus on the like­ly effects of cli­mate change on these species and their response, includ­ing changes in nest­ing chronol­o­gy, breed­ing ranges, and den­si­ty.