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.
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For US Amphibians, Recent African Disease Study Serves as Warning and Highlights Importance of Protecting Habitat
August 6, 2024
A new study revealing that a strain of chytrid fungus (BdCAPE) resulted in the extinction of the Kihansi spray toad in Tanzania points to the urgent need to buffer…
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Mississippians to Benefit from Unique New Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
July 25, 2024
Mississippians will benefit from a landmark program to protect and restore critical wildlife habitats…
Endangered Listing for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Is Critical First Step; What Happens Next Is Even More Important
May 29, 2024
The recent decision to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as Endangered highlights the difficulties of implementing the single most impactful solution…
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Amid damage from Helene, hellbenders may get endangered species listing
January 22, 2025
Word from the Smokies Column
Biltmore Beacon
By Holly Kays
Holly Kays covers the proposed listing of the eastern hellbender as an Endangered species and discusses the threats to the giant salamander with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.
Are we living through the end of wildlife migrations?
December 23, 2024
Vox
By Christine Peterson
Christine Peterson reported on how the migrations of salamanders and other wildlife have changed as a result of human development and included the perspective of ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.
Hurricane Helene’s damage spurs calls to protect NC’s threatened species
December 12, 2024
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.