radio collar

¹ American  

noun

1. a neck band equipped with a small radio transmitter and attached to an animal for tracking its movement in the wild.

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radio-collar ² American  

[rey-dee-oh-kol-er] / ˈreɪ di oʊˌkɒl ər /

verb (used with object)

1. to attach a radio collar to (an animal).

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Example Sentences

Assuming that the panda cub successfully meets the milestones of training, and that he remains healthy, he will be fitted with a radio collar for monitoring and moved to stage three—release into the wild habitat.

From Literature

Tao Tao is released into the wild wearing a radio collar.

From Literature

The panda’s radio collar beams a signal that the tracking equipment can hone in on to provide the animal's location coordinates.

From Literature

Each pine marten has been fitted with a radio collar so researchers can follow their fortunes over the next six to nine months.

From BBC

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.

From Seattle Times