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
While Endangered Species Act Protections Lag for Amphibians and Reptiles, Actions Are Underway to Conserve At-Risk, Unlisted Species
March 26, 2024
Despite amphibians and reptiles being two of the most at-risk vertebrate groups in the country, efforts to afford them protection under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA)…
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…
ARC in the Media
Headstarting program gives endangered amphibians, reptiles a boost
February 10, 2025
Wildlife News
By The Wildlife Society
The Wildlife Society reports on ARC’s large-scale headstarting efforts for amphibians and reptiles across the US.
Park embarks on cutting-edge hellbender study
January 25, 2025
Word from the Smokies Column
Asheville Citizen Times
By Holly Kays
Holly Kays discusses an upcoming eastern hellbender study in the Great Smoky Mountains PARCA and includes quotes from Executive Director JJ Apodaca about our work for the project.
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.