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
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…
National Reptile Awareness Day: Focusing on What’s Needed to Conserve the US’s Most Imperiled Reptiles
October 6, 2023
National Reptile Awareness Day, October 21, 2023, was established to shine a light on these highly beneficial species…
ARC in the Media
If You Smell Cucumber in the Woods, Is There a Copperhead Nearby?
May 6, 2025
Garden & Gun
By Lindsey Liles
Lindsey Liles fact-checks the old Southern saying that if you smell cucumber in the woods there’s a copperhead nearby and includes quotes from ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca.
SEWE: Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy
February 14, 2025
ABC 4 News Lowcountry Live
By Luismario Rivera
Erin Kienzle interviews ARC Coastal Plains Program Coordinator Ben Morrison at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) and discusses the importance of reptiles and amphibians in the region.
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.