Press & Media

ARC has been and continues to be a resource for the media when covering imperiled wildlife, especially amphibians and reptiles, habitat restoration, and place-based conservation.

Media Contact

Stephanie Haan-Amato

Communications Director

(575) 652-6957

shaanamato@ARCProtects.org

A desert tortoise with a domed, brown shell and rough, scaly limbs walks on sandy ground surrounded by dry grass and small plants—protected through local conservancy efforts.
Mojave Desert tortoise © Eitan Grunwald
A black-and-white marbled salamander, an amphibian, rests on brown leaves and pine needles on the forest floor. Its body displays bold, irregular white markings along its back and sides.
Marbled salamander © Steve Atkins
Latest Releases

Innovative Recovery Efforts Help Salvage Breeding Season for Threatened Frosted Flatwoods Salamander

More than 1,600 young Threatened frosted flatwoods salamanders reached the landscape this year despite one of the most severe droughts on record…

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More Than One Million Endangered Houston Toad Eggs Released in Texas State Park, With Toadlets Now Emerging

Conservation partners released more than one million Endangered Houston toad eggs in Bastrop State Park during March and April, and toadlets…

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Upcoming Restoration of Arizona Wetlands: Lifeline for At-Risk Wildlife

Six ponds in Arizona’s White Mountains will be restored beginning at the end of April to support the survival of wildlife…

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ARC in the Media

Can Clusters of Human-Constructed Ponds in the Arizona Desert Save a Threatened Frog?

Inside Climate News

By Wyatt Myskow

Wyatt Myskow reports from the field on ARC’s work with partners to restore wetlands for the Threatened Chiricahua leopard frog in Arizona’s White Mountains and includes the perspective of ARC Southwestern Program Coordinator Becca Cozad.

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21 gartersnakes released in Arizona’s Canyon Creek. What that means.

Arizona Republic

By Sarah Henry

Sarah Henry highlights ARC’s partnership in the release of federally Threatened, captive-bred narrow-headed gartersnakes into Arizona’s Canyon Creek.

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Chiricahua leopard frogs get new homes, but first it has to rain

Arizona Republic

By Sarah Henry

Sarah Henry covers ARC’s work with partners to create new wetlands for the Threatened Chiricahua leopard frog in Arizona’s White Mountains, featuring quotes from ARC Southwestern Program Coordinator Becca Cozad and National Programs Director José Garrido.

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