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Wildlife officials have collared a dozen gray wolves in Northern California in an effort to better understand and manage the species that has made a comeback in the state after being extirpated a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

“We have collared shirts after a certain hour,” he said.

From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020

They have collared 23 individuals so far, a small sample size.

From Nature • Oct. 29, 2019

This spring, department biologists have collared 27 wolf pups from seven packs around the state, using methods Robinson developed.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014

If he were a criminal offender, he must surely be an incorrigible hypocrite; and if he were no offender, why should Mr Meagles have collared him in the Circumlocution Office?

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles