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

Desert tortoise © Eitan Grunwald
Marbled salamander © Steve Atkins
Latest Releases

Mississippians to Benefit from Unique New Wildlife Habitat Protection Program

Mississippians will benefit from a landmark program to protect and restore critical wildlife habitats…

Endangered Listing for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Is Critical First Step; What Happens Next Is Even More Important

The recent decision to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as Endangered highlights the difficulties of implementing the single most impactful solution…

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If Left to Stand, Recent BLM Public Lands Rule Will Be a Boon for At-Risk Endemic Species

Efforts to restore critical habitats for the most endemic, at-risk terrestrial vertebrates in the US will be bolstered by the recently finalized…

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ARC in the Media

Florida is full of expensive restoration projects. Conservation would be cheaper.

Florida Phoenix

By Craig Pittman

In his commentary column, Craig Pittman discusses the recovery of the frosted flatwoods salamander in the Florida Panhandle and how these costly efforts could have been avoided.

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If You Smell Cucumber in the Woods, Is There a Copperhead Nearby?

Garden & Gun

By Lindsey Liles

Lindsey Liles fact-checks the old Southern saying that if you smell cucumber in the woods there’s a copperhead nearby and includes quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.

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SEWE: Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy

ABC 4 News Lowcountry Live

By Luismario Rivera

Erin Kienzle interviews ARC Coastal Plains Program Coordinator Ben Morrison at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) and discusses the importance of reptiles and amphibians in the region.

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