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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Her research entailed working with rhinos that had been sedated and fitted with radio collars, a process so stressful that some females slowed their reproduction or miscarried; meanwhile, local trackers mocked her fancy receivers.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The groups acknowledge that wolves have been removed in the past after radio collars helped track them.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
After performing a health check and giving the wolf a radio collar to track her movements, wolf managers released the animal back into the wild.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the couple can readily identify bird No. 17 by its smooth feathers and can tell No. 16 from No. 22, which has two beads attached to its radio collar.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The groups acknowledge that wolves have been removed in the past after radio collars helped track them.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
After performing a health check and giving the wolf a radio collar to track her movements, wolf managers released the animal back into the wild.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the couple can readily identify bird No. 17 by its smooth feathers and can tell No. 16 from No. 22, which has two beads attached to its radio collar.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
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“Radio collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20collar. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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