Kevin McCurley Conservation Initiatives
Field + species initiatives led by Kevin McCurley.
Four decades of breeding and husbandry mastery — the same expertise that built the modern hobby — aimed squarely at conservation outcomes. Species-recovery work and field initiatives led by one of the most influential keepers alive, proving that the line between a great breeder and a great conservationist was always meant to be erased.
Kevin McCurley — founder of New England Reptile Distributors and Chief Academic Officer at Citadel Culebra — revolutionized trust-based husbandry and produced landmark morphs the modern hobby is built on. These initiatives turn that lifetime of expertise toward the wild.
Species recovery
Captive-bred genetics and proven husbandry directed at species that need help recovering in the wild.
Field initiatives
On-the-ground work and partnerships that connect decades of captive expertise to real habitat outcomes.
Breeding for release
The reproductive mastery behind the modern hobby, redirected toward populations that need reinforcing.
Knowledge transfer
Documenting and teaching the methods so the next generation of keepers can do conservation work too.
Specific projects, partners, and field reports are published as initiatives launch — follow them in the Culebra Chronicles.