translocate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of translocate
Example Sentences
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The bears they plan to translocate are healthy and thriving in an environment in which they have recovered.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
Cook, of the state’s beaver restoration program, said their mission is two-fold: helping translocate beavers to regions where there are few to no beavers, and promoting human-beaver coexistence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
In April, a court-appointed committee of experts decided it would be better to translocate the tusker.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
Last month, researchers at the Rutgers School of Public Health published a study that found nanoscale plastic particles can translocate from pregnant rats to their unborn fetuses.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
Archaea are not affected by bacteriophages but instead have their own viruses that translocate genetic material from one individual to another.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He says when he headed IFAW’s law-enforcement efforts in southern Africa he warned the group that translocated elephants would escape their new home, which didn’t have enough water and vegetation to support the enlarged herds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
These small kangaroo relatives are native to Western Australia and have become the country's most frequently translocated mammal due to ongoing conservation programs aimed at protecting the critically endangered species.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
In June of 2024, the Fish and Wildlife department announced that another group of beavers was translocated to the south fork of the Tule River, in Sequoia National Forest east of Porterville, Calif.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
"The tortoise is a federally protected threatened species that is the icon of the Mojave Desert. These tortoises were translocated elsewhere," Donnelly said.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
However, the possibility still remains that the compounds are formed also in the leaves and translocated to the base of the tree.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The project involves carefully translocating ant colonies into suitable habitats within Comer Woods, where conditions such as woodland structure, sunlight levels and food provide the best chance for the colonies to establish and expand.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"When translocating wildlife, it's essential to consider which pathogens may be translocated with them -- and the potential downstream effects."
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
“So basically I’m translocating and releasing a wolverine that otherwise would have been a hat,” Garcelon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
ReWilding Argentina is providing logistical support to the effort, which some conservationists hope will open the door to translocating guanacos even farther north, to Argentina’s Impenetrable National Park.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2023
This is because the amount of water traveling in and out of a cell causes it to shrink or swell, inducing movement by translocating different parts of the cell.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023
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