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Consider physiology when translocating animals

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An endangered turtle population translocated to a higher-latitude (cooler) location grew inadequately. This calls into question the future viability of the population and highlights the difficulties in carrying out climate change-related translocations.

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Morris, S.D. Consider physiology when translocating animals. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 769–770 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01747-9

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