translocate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of translocate
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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
It said Ioneer plans to avoid and fence off half the eight subpopulations, “remove and salvage all remaining plants … and translocate them to another location.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 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 older ones will always try to lead others either to look for new sources of food or go back to where they were translocated from,” Evans said.
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
And we have all literally "translocated" organisms from one place to another, Verrelli said, because we wanted to — flowers and household pets, for example.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 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 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 Hook, Richard A.
"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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