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

A desert tortoise with a domed, brown shell and rough, scaly limbs walks on sandy ground surrounded by dry grass and small plants—protected through local conservancy efforts.
Mojave Desert tortoise © Eitan Grunwald
A black-and-white marbled salamander, an amphibian, rests on brown leaves and pine needles on the forest floor. Its body displays bold, irregular white markings along its back and sides.
Marbled salamander © Steve Atkins
Latest Releases
ARC in the Media

Hurricane Helene’s damage spurs calls to protect NC’s threatened species

Public News Service

By Shanteya Hudson

Shanteya Hudson covers the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene and its impacts on the North Carolina’s sensitive species and includes quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.

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Hurricane Helene Battered the ‘Salamander Capital of the World’ With Floods and Landslides. Will the Beloved Amphibians Survive the Aftermath?

Smithsonian Magazine

By Alexa Robles-Gil

Alexa Robles-Gil reports on the impacts of Hurricane Helene on the salamanders of the Southern Appalachians and includes the perspectives of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca and Coastal Plains Coordinator Ben Morrison.

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$5 million awarded for endangered Houston Toad habitat rehabilitation

Houston Public Media

By Kyle McClenagan

Kyle McClenagan discusses a new Regional Conservation Partnership Program grant awarded to ARC and our partners from the Natural Resources Conservation Service for a large-scale habitat restoration program for the Houston toad.

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