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
Search and Rescue
May 4, 2026
Nature Conservancy Magazine
By Ashley Stimpson
Ashley Stimpson joins ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca and partners in the field to document efforts to locate and rescue the rare Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander following hurricane damage in North Carolina.
Conservation group’s map highlights cool animals right in your backyard
April 30, 2026
KHQA ABC7 Local News
By Cassie Schoene
Cassie Schoene highlights ARC’s new United States of Herpetofauna map featuring a reptile or amphibian for each state and quotes Executive Director JJ Apodaca about the threats these species face and how to protect them.
Crew of two saves rare salamanders from drying up at Fort Stewart
February 22, 2026
Savannah Morning News
By Jillian Magtoto
Jillian Magtoto covers the ARC team’s documentation and recovery of the frosted flatwoods salamander in Georgia, where adults had not been seen for nearly two decades before our 2023 detection.