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
Fighting Fire with Fire: Prescribed Burns and Thinning Protect Wildlife and People
February 26, 2025
As wildfires burn across more of the US—lasting longer each year and increasing in both frequency and intensity—they’re taking an immense toll…
The Year of the Snake: A Rallying Cry to Safeguard Declining Snake Populations
January 9, 2025
As snake populations decline at alarming rates, the Year of the Snake (starting on January 29) and National Serpent Day (on February 1) are timely reminders…
One Egg at a Time: Largest Amphibian and Reptile Headstarting Program Underway in US
December 10, 2024
In the largest amphibian and reptile headstarting effort in the US by a nongovernmental organization, several species perilously close to extinction are being reared…
ARC in the Media
The US has a bullfrog problem
August 7, 2025
Vox
By Benji Jones
Benji Jones outlines how invasive American bullfrogs are wreaking ecological havoc in the Western US and includes the perspective of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca about the outsized impact these predators have on native species.
Scientists are trekking into the heart of a hurricane disaster zone — to save these rare creatures
July 14, 2025
Vox
By Benji Jones
Benji Jones features our rescue missions of the critically imperiled Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander following Hurricane Helene, alongside our partners, with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca leading efforts to collect and safeguard the remaining individuals from destroyed habitats.
Road to glory: The eastern box turtle’s path to state symbol status
July 12, 2025
Word from the Smokies Column
Asheville Citizen Times
By Holly Kays
Holly Kays reports on the eastern box turtle’s path to becoming the state reptile in both Tennessee and North Carolina, with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca weighing in on the turtle’s cultural and ecological significance.