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
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…
A Government Shutdown Would Hamper Vital Work for Vulnerable Wildlife Species
September 26, 2023
If the possible government shutdown becomes a reality, the impacts on vulnerable wildlife species in the US could be…
National Conservation Nonprofit Honors Memory of Young Naturalist with Bioblitz Event
July 18, 2023
To bring together those who enjoy the outdoors and remember a nature enthusiast lost too soon, the second Matthew Rothstein Annual Bioblitz will be held…
ARC in the Media
Scientists are trekking into the heart of a hurricane disaster zone — to save these rare creatures
July 14, 2025
Vox
By Benji Jones
Benji Jones features our rescue missions of the critically imperiled Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander following Hurricane Helene, alongside our partners, with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca leading efforts to collect and safeguard the remaining individuals from destroyed habitats.
Road to glory: The eastern box turtle’s path to state symbol status
July 12, 2025
Word from the Smokies Column
Asheville Citizen Times
By Holly Kays
Holly Kays reports on the eastern box turtle’s path to becoming the state reptile in both Tennessee and North Carolina, with ARC Executive Director JJ Apodaca weighing in on the turtle’s cultural and ecological significance.
Biologists release 1,200 salamanders in restored Panhandle wetlands
May 30, 2025
Tallahassee Democrat
By Stephanie Haan-Amato
ARC Communications Director Stephanie Haan-Amato discusses the work of ARC Biologists to release more than 1,200 frosted flatwoods salamanders into restored Florida wetlands as part of a comprehensive effort to save one of North America’s most endangered amphibians.