to translocate
- verb
- /ˌtrænzloʊˈkeɪt/
- Specialized
:
relocalizar
- In the future, biologists plan to establish new herds, using captive-born releases or translocated wild pronghorn, in areas of Arizona and Mexico they once frequented.
- translocated animals
Examples
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The recovery plan for this species (USFWS 1984) suggests translocating this species, and 24 birds were recently introduced to Laysan Island.
Academic text (2012) -
The birds were shipped, probably as pets, to Hawaii in the mid-nineteenth century, and some of these translocated finches established wild breeding populations that soon spread to all the major Hawaiian Islands.
Academic text (2002) -
Approximately half of respondents who have translocated animals moved the animal to an area greater than 5 miles from their property.
Academic text (2012) -
And those are probably the moments when bacteria translocate but we really don't see.
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Conservationists decided to translocate the endangered turtles to a safer area after their nesting sites were threatened.
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In a major conservation effort, teams will translocate several species of fish to restore their populations in the river.
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To protect the rare bird species, the wildlife agency plans to translocate them from a declining habitat to a more suitable environment.
Synonyms
528
2.7
To move a person or thing to another place
147
3.7
Move to a new place and start living or working there
14
4.2
To move someone, a plant, or an idea to a new place
How Far
- Specialized
40
4.8
- Specialized
147
3.7
259
1.1
363
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Translocate comes from the parts trans- 'across' and locate 'to place', the same root as location; picture carrying a rare bird 'across' to a safe island, like moving it to a new home. So, in conservation, to translocate animals is to move them to another place for their safety.