What term describes catching a wild animal and relocating it to a suitable habitat to establish a viable population?

What term describes catching a wild animal and relocating it to a suitable habitat to establish a viable population?

• A. Trap and Transfer
• B. Reintroduction
• C. Translocation
• D. Captive breeding

Answer: (A)

Moving wild animals to a new location to establish or restore a population is called translocation. This is the broad term that covers any program aimed at relocating individuals to ensure a viable population in a suitable habitat. Trap and transfer describes a specific way to accomplish that move—catching animals and moving them—so it’s a method within translocation, not the overall concept. Reintroduction is about placing animals back into parts of their historic range, which is a particular goal under translocation. Captive breeding involves raising animals in captivity with release as a potential outcome, but it isn’t describing the act of moving wild individuals from one wild area to another. So the best term for the description given is translocation.

Moving wild animals to a new location to establish or restore a population is called translocation. This is the broad term that covers any program aimed at relocating individuals to ensure a viable population in a suitable habitat. Trap and transfer describes a specific way to accomplish that move—catching animals and moving them—so it’s a method within translocation, not the overall concept. Reintroduction is about placing animals back into parts of their historic range, which is a particular goal under translocation. Captive breeding involves raising animals in captivity with release as a potential outcome, but it isn’t describing the act of moving wild individuals from one wild area to another. So the best term for the description given is translocation.