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
Protecting Imperiled Species in the Southern Appalachians Protects Whole Ecosystems
February 21, 2024
Actions are underway to protect two highly threatened species in the Southern Appalachians…
What Overturning Chevron Deference Would Mean for Wildlife Species on the Brink
January 25, 2024
The large number of sensitive wildlife species in the US that are already teetering on the edge of extinction can ill afford the inevitable setbacks…
North Carolina Scientist Receives Prestigious US Fish and Wildlife Service Genius Prize for Genetics Project to Combat Illegal Turtle Trafficking
December 8, 2023
Asheville-based biologist JJ Apodaca was recently awarded a highly competitive US Fish and Wildlife Service Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize…
ARC in the Media
Love summer but hate pesky bugs? These predators are nature’s pest control
June 17, 2024
National Geographic
By Christine Peterson
Christine Peterson discusses the impacts of five bug-eating predators on pest populations and includes a quote from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca about eastern newts.
BLM could throw a lifeline to amphibians and reptiles
June 17, 2024
Public News Service
By Eric Galatas
Eric Galatas talks about the impacts of the newly finalized Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule on amphibians and reptiles with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.
What should we do about bullfrogs?
May 31, 2024
The Tuscaloosa News
By Whit Gibbons
ARC Board Member Whit Gibbons discusses the challenges of managing the American bullfrog, which is native to the Eastern US but introduced in the West, and includes quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.