Translocation is the human action of moving an organism from one area and releasing it in another. In terms of wildlife conservation, its objective is to improve the conservation status of the translocated organism or to restore the function and processes of the ecosystem the organism is entering.
A bison from Yellowstone Park being released in Fort Peck Indian Reservation
South African giraffe translocated to Senegal
Wolf reintroduction involves the reintroduction of a portion of grey wolves in areas where native wolves have been extirpated. More than 30 subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and grey wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise nondomestic/feral subspecies. Reintroduction is only considered where large tracts of suitable wilderness still exist and where certain prey species are abundant enough to support a predetermined wolf population.
Wolf #10, a male, in the Rose Creek acclimation pen, Yellowstone National Park
Captive-bred Mexican wolf in pen, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
People look on as the grey wolves are trucked through Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park, January 1995.
Reintroduced wolves being carried to acclimation pens, Yellowstone National Park, January 1995
