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
For US Amphibians, Recent African Disease Study Serves as Warning and Highlights Importance of Protecting Habitat
August 6, 2024
A new study revealing that a strain of chytrid fungus (BdCAPE) resulted in the extinction of the Kihansi spray toad in Tanzania points to the urgent need to buffer…
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Mississippians to Benefit from Unique New Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
July 25, 2024
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
May 29, 2024
The recent decision to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as Endangered highlights the difficulties of implementing the single most impactful solution…
ARC in the Media
Snakes in the grass–or something else?
September 15, 2024
FOX Carolina
By Luis Rosario McCabe
Luis Rosario McCabe reports on glass lizards in the Southeastern US and features an interview with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca and videos and photos from the ARC Team.
How We ‘Almost Saved’ The Now-Extinct Kihansi Spray Toad
August 10, 2024
Forbes
By Scott Travers
Scott Travers tells the story of the Kihansi spray toad’s extinction as a cautionary tale and mentions ARC’s work as a way to prevent the same outcome for amphibians in the US.
There’s a secret wildlife wonderland hidden in the US — and it’s in danger
June 18, 2024
Vox
By Benji Jones
Benji Jones writes about his time with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca exploring the salamander diversity of the Appalachian Mountains and highlights the economic history of the region along with the impacts of the historic and current extractive uses of the land.