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'''Old Blue''' was a [[Chatham Island robin]] aka Black robin who was the savior of her species who lived for approximately 14 years.
==Background==
By 1979, there were just five of the Chatham Island robins left. By the time the Wildlife service intervened in 1980, she was the only female capable of laying fertile eggs.<ref>''[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]'' - [https://ift.tt/2GXgDcF Story: Small forest birds, Old Blue]</ref> From her, the species was saved.<ref>[[NewScientist.com]], 9 April 2014 - [https://ift.tt/2a6YqYl Killing with kindness: Conservation's cautionary tale By Stephanie Pain]</ref> She is the ancestor of all the all the living Black Robins, and lived from 1970 to 1983.<ref>[[NZ On Screen]], 23/11/2012 - [https://ift.tt/2GVBgGl A Wild South perspective By Paul Stanley Ward]</ref>
==History==
In 1983, she was one of two breeding females left. She was moved to Rangatira Island so that the other breeding female, Old Green who wasn't directly related to her would have a chance to produce offspring and the remaining genetic diversity could be preserved. Sadly none of Old Green's offspring managed to survive to the stage where they could breed. That resulted in Old Green's genes being lost. Through Old Blue's breeding period, she managed to raise eleven chicks. All of the Black Robins today are descended from Old Blue and male breeder, Old Yellow.<ref>Endangered Species Foundation - [https://ift.tt/2tyxGKc Black Robin, ''Petroica traverse'', ''Kakaruai'', No longer the world's rarest bird, As luck would have it]</ref>
A book about her, ''Old Blue. The Rarest Bird in the World'' by Mary Taylor won an award in 1994 for the Best Children's Non-fiction Title at New Zealand's National Book Awards.<ref>''Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies'', edited by Garry Marvin, Susan McHugh - [https://ift.tt/2GVBhKp Page 171]</ref><ref>[[National Library of New Zealand]], July 9th, 2014 - [https://ift.tt/2tyxURS Old Blue. The rarest bird in the world by Mary Taylor]</ref>
==Memorial==
A plaque dedicated to her is situated at the Chatham Island airport. She is also the only bird to have its death officially announced in a government parliament.<ref>Endangered Species Foundation - [https://ift.tt/2tyxGKc Black Robin, ''Petroica traverse'', ''Kakaruai'', No longer the world's rarest bird, As luck would have it]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Petroica|black robin]]
[[Category:Robins|black robin]]
[[Category:Birds of the Chatham Islands]]
[[Category:Bird conservation]]
[[Category:1970 animal births]]
[[Category:1983 animal deaths]]
[[Category:Individual animals in New Zealand]]
==Background==
By 1979, there were just five of the Chatham Island robins left. By the time the Wildlife service intervened in 1980, she was the only female capable of laying fertile eggs.<ref>''[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]'' - [https://ift.tt/2GXgDcF Story: Small forest birds, Old Blue]</ref> From her, the species was saved.<ref>[[NewScientist.com]], 9 April 2014 - [https://ift.tt/2a6YqYl Killing with kindness: Conservation's cautionary tale By Stephanie Pain]</ref> She is the ancestor of all the all the living Black Robins, and lived from 1970 to 1983.<ref>[[NZ On Screen]], 23/11/2012 - [https://ift.tt/2GVBgGl A Wild South perspective By Paul Stanley Ward]</ref>
==History==
In 1983, she was one of two breeding females left. She was moved to Rangatira Island so that the other breeding female, Old Green who wasn't directly related to her would have a chance to produce offspring and the remaining genetic diversity could be preserved. Sadly none of Old Green's offspring managed to survive to the stage where they could breed. That resulted in Old Green's genes being lost. Through Old Blue's breeding period, she managed to raise eleven chicks. All of the Black Robins today are descended from Old Blue and male breeder, Old Yellow.<ref>Endangered Species Foundation - [https://ift.tt/2tyxGKc Black Robin, ''Petroica traverse'', ''Kakaruai'', No longer the world's rarest bird, As luck would have it]</ref>
A book about her, ''Old Blue. The Rarest Bird in the World'' by Mary Taylor won an award in 1994 for the Best Children's Non-fiction Title at New Zealand's National Book Awards.<ref>''Routledge Handbook of Human-Animal Studies'', edited by Garry Marvin, Susan McHugh - [https://ift.tt/2GVBhKp Page 171]</ref><ref>[[National Library of New Zealand]], July 9th, 2014 - [https://ift.tt/2tyxURS Old Blue. The rarest bird in the world by Mary Taylor]</ref>
==Memorial==
A plaque dedicated to her is situated at the Chatham Island airport. She is also the only bird to have its death officially announced in a government parliament.<ref>Endangered Species Foundation - [https://ift.tt/2tyxGKc Black Robin, ''Petroica traverse'', ''Kakaruai'', No longer the world's rarest bird, As luck would have it]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Petroica|black robin]]
[[Category:Robins|black robin]]
[[Category:Birds of the Chatham Islands]]
[[Category:Bird conservation]]
[[Category:1970 animal births]]
[[Category:1983 animal deaths]]
[[Category:Individual animals in New Zealand]]
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