Although radio collars are widely applied in movement ecology, their use in animals with changing neck circumferences is challenging. We are proposing a model of a simple, cheap, and expandable collar that is suitable for the monitoring of young terrestrial mammals. We tested the collar on young crab-eating foxes. There was no register of injuries caused by the collar to the tagged animals, and they functioned appropriately. Thus, we hope this note will encourage further researchers to use our method to monitor the movement patterns of young animals, not only for canids but also for other species of terrestrial mammals.
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