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

Conservation group receives $5 million grant to fund habitat restoration for Houston toad

Houston Chronicle

By John Lomax V

John Lomax covers a new large-scale Post Oak Savannah habitat restoration program led by ARC in Texas aimed at Endangered Houston toad recovery and, hopefully, eventual de-listing of the species.

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Meet 7 newly described frog species, all named after Star Trek characters

NPR Short Wave Podcast

By Emily Kwong, Regina G. Barber, Rachel Carlson, & Hannah Chinn

NPR journalists report on recently described frog species in Madagascar and include quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca about the significance of the discovery for frog evolution and conservation.

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Snakes in the grass–or something else?

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.

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