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

Desert tortoise © Eitan Grunwald
Marbled salamander © Steve Atkins
Latest Releases

Protecting Imperiled Species in the Southern Appalachians Protects Whole Ecosystems

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

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

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

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.

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BLM could throw a lifeline to amphibians and reptiles

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.

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What should we do about bullfrogs?

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.

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