Old Blue
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Old Blue was the last remaining fertile female Chatham Island black robin whose breeding success in the 1980s saved her species from near extinction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chatham Island black robin
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individual bird ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chatham Island black robin recovery program
NERFINISHED
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Don Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Department of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSuccess | produced multiple clutches via intensive management and cross-fostering ⓘ |
| commonName | Old Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatusContext | species reduced to five individuals at population bottleneck ⓘ |
| conservationSymbolOf | intensive species recovery efforts ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| exampleOf | genetic bottleneck in conservation biology ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Old Blue award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Forest & Bird Old Blue conservation award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | prevented extinction of the Chatham Island black robin ⓘ |
| legacy | most living Chatham Island black robins are descended from her ⓘ |
| lifeEvent | subject of intensive nest management and chick fostering to other species ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chatham Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last remaining fertile female Chatham Island black robin in the early 1980s
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saving the Chatham Island black robin from near extinction through her breeding success ⓘ |
| populationContext | one of only two remaining breeding black robins at the start of the recovery program ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | New Zealand conservation community ⓘ |
| roleInConservation | founder of most of the subsequent Chatham Island black robin population ⓘ |
| sex | female ⓘ |
| speciesCommonName | Chatham Island black robin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxon | Petroica traversi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatFaced | imminent species extinction before recovery program ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
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