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.
Latest Releases
Seven Endangered Jemez Mountains Salamanders Collected for First Captive Population
October 1, 2026
After years of documenting dramatic declines in the wild, conservation partners have collected seven Endangered Jemez Mountains salamanders from northern New Mexico…
Restoring Rare Wetlands Gives Imperiled Bog Turtles a Path Toward Recovery
July 29, 2026
Hidden among the Southern Appalachian Mountains are increasingly rare wetlands that support one of the country’s most imperiled turtles, the bog turtle…
Innovative Recovery Efforts Help Salvage Breeding Season for Threatened Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
June 10, 2026
More than 1,600 young Threatened frosted flatwoods salamanders reached the landscape this year despite one of the most severe droughts on record…
ARC in the Media
Turn Your Backyard Pond Into a Hotbed of Biodiversity, Even in Winter
October 5, 2026
The New York Times
By Margaret Roach
Margaret Roach highlights how backyard ponds can support amphibians, featuring ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca discussing their importance as habitat.
NC’s rarest salamander was hanging on by a thread. Then Helene hit.
August 18, 2026
The News & Observer
By Luke Bowles
Luke Bowles reports on ARC’s work with partners to rescue and protect Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders following Hurricane Helene.
A Raleigh salamander exists nowhere else on Earth. Development is killing it.
August 17, 2026
The News & Observer
By Luke Bowles
Luke Bowles covers the threats facing the Neuse River waterdog and ARC’s work with private landowners to improve stream habitat, featuring insights from ARC Working Lands for Wildlife Herpetofauna Coordinator Katie Maddox.