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

Scientists looked at nearly every known amphibian type. They’re not doing great.

NPR

By Nathan Rott

Nathan Rott summarizes the findings of a new study in the journal Nature assessing the global status of amphibians and features the perspective of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.

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Climate change is driving many amphibians toward extinction

Washington Post

By Dino Grandoni

Dino Grandoni covers a new study in the journal Nature about the threats faced by declining amphibians worldwide and includes quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.

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Gene Genius: JJ Apodaca

Garden & Gun

By Lindsey Liles

ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca was named one of ten Champions of Conservation 2023 by Garden & Gun magazine, and Lindsey Liles features his conservation genetics expertise in this piece.

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