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
Conservationists Undertake Rescue After North Carolina’s Most Destructive Hurricane Threatens One of the World’s Rarest Salamanders
One of the most endangered amphibians on Earth is being given a fighting chance after landslides triggered by Hurricane Helene…
1,200+ Salamanders Released in Restored Panhandle Wetlands to Help Prevent Extinction
Last week, biologists released their 1,204th federally-listed Threatened frosted flatwoods salamander larva (like a tadpole) into a restored Florida Panhandle wetland…
Fighting Fire with Fire: Prescribed Burns and Thinning Protect Wildlife and People
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…
ARC in the Media
Why scientists are racing to catch this rare NC salamander
PBS North Carolina, Sci NC
By Frank Graff
PBS North Carolina features ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca and partners in a segment on emergency efforts to rescue the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander following Hurricane Helene, documenting the work to establish a captive breeding program to safeguard this imperiled species.
Long-term toad recovery underway at Bastrop State Park
Elgin Courier
By Dylan Roddy
The tiny frog that could: How Arizona is pulling a threatened species back from the edge
Arizona Mirror
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy highlights the ARC team and partners creating new wetlands for the Threatened Chiricahua leopard frog in Arizona, quoting ARC Southwestern Program Coordinator Becca Cozad about efforts to support the species’ recovery amid ongoing drought and disease threats.