translocate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of translocate
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It might be preferable to translocate some of the bureaucrats — and have them clean up the trails.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
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
"This is the first translocation we have undertaken here, but we hope to translocate more white-clawed crayfish from Kedleston each year, as long as it is safe to do so."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022
In the meantime, attempts to translocate rats to potentially suitable habitat elsewhere have met with little to no success, and scientists are not sure why.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
Archaea have a different set of viruses that infect them and translocate genetic material from one individual to another.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The contrast between the captive-reared and translocated wild crocodiles could have practical value for conservation programs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
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
The translocated wolves apparently scavenged more in Michigan than in Minnesota, at least shortly after their release.
From An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf by Richard A. Hook
"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
Authorities are now looking at translocating some animals so they don't overpopulate the area.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
“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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