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
ARC in the Media

Matthew Rothstein Annual Bioblitz

Arizona Daily Star

By Grace Trejo

Photographer Grace Trejo documents ARC’s second Matthew Rothstein Annual Bioblitz at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in Tucson, Arizona and captures the ARC Team, participants, and landscape.

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Learning to Love Rocks

Ambrook Research

By Ethan Freedman

Ethan Freedman reviews two recent scientific papers about the importance of rock cover for reptiles on working lands and includes the expertise of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.

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Scientists are learning more about the most endangered, and cutest, turtle in North America

WVTF Virginia Public Radio

By Roxy Todd

Roxy Todd discusses conserving the highly endangered turtle bog turtle and includes the perspective of ARC Southern Appalachian Program Coordinator Mike Knoerr and teammates.