Qulit

Black-bellied Plover Tracking (Canada)

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Species: Black-bellied Plover
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2017-07-08 19:15:00
Release Location: Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area, Bathurst Island, Nunavut
Last Location: 2017-08-13 12:01:55

Background

Qulit (pronounced coo-leet) is the Inuktitut word for 'ten' because it was the tenth transmitter. Inuktitut is one of the Inuit languages of Nunavut in northern Canada, where Qulit's breeding grounds are located.