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Uujaujaq

Black-bellied Plover Tracking (Canada)

A project of Canadian Wildlife Service.

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Locations for Black-bellied Plover, 'Uujaujaq' (Canadian Wildlife Service).

Species: Black-bellied Plover
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2016-07-05 20:40:00
Release Location: Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area, Bathurst Island, Nunavut
Last Location: 2016-08-11 23:23:34

Background

Uujaujaq (pronounced Oo-yow-yak) means 'green' in Inuktitut for the dark green leg band she is wearing. Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages of Nunavut in northern Canada where Uujaujaq's breeding grounds are located.

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