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

Protection and Restoration of Wetlands Across the United States on World Wetlands Day and Every Day

As World Wetlands Day approaches on February 2, 2023, the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (ARC), a national nonprofit to conserve imperiled wildlife, is focused on its plans…

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ARC in the Media

Gene Genius: JJ Apodaca

Garden & Gun

By Lindsey Liles

ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca was named one of ten Champions of Conservation 2023 by Garden & Gun magazine, and Lindsey Liles features his conservation genetics expertise in this piece.

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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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