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
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…
More Than One Million Endangered Houston Toad Eggs Released in Texas State Park, With Toadlets Now Emerging
April 29, 2026
Conservation partners released more than one million Endangered Houston toad eggs in Bastrop State Park during March and April, and toadlets…
ARC in the Media
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.
A turtle’s best friend? How dogs are saving North Carolina’s tiniest turtle
August 4, 2026
The News & Observer
By Luke Bowles
Luke Bowles highlights our work with partners using conservation detection dogs to locate bog turtles and their nests and features the perspective of ARC Southern Appalachians Program Coordinator Emilly Nolan.