radio collar
noun
: a collar with an attached radio transmitter that is put on an animal so that its movements in its natural habitat can be remotely monitored
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One Pennsylvania study, in which 218 fawns were fitted with radio collars, found that black bear predation was statistically similar to coyote predation, accounting for over 31 percent of predation mortality.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1981, the state began capturing panthers to check their health, administer vaccines, take genetic samples and fit them with radio collars to track them.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Often when investigating a stationary radio signal, biologists would find only blood, hair, bones, wolf tracks and a radio collar still sending a telltale signal.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
The bear was identified by its radio collar and ear markings.
—Colleen Barry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
In 1981, the state began capturing panthers to check their health, administer vaccines, take genetic samples and fit them with radio collars to track them.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Often when investigating a stationary radio signal, biologists would find only blood, hair, bones, wolf tracks and a radio collar still sending a telltale signal.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
The bear was identified by its radio collar and ear markings.
—Colleen Barry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Radio collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20collar. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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