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Forest and Bird, Volume 16, Issue 1, 1 February 1985, Page 5

Special offer to Forest and Bird Members limited edition Tivo outstanding Pauline Morse facsimile prints Old Blue Gone but not forgotten. Old Blue, missing feared dead, was no ordinary bird: When the Chatham Island black robin population slumped to just seven in the 1970'$, she almost singlehandedly rescued the species from extinction, and in the process became the world' s best known bird and New Zealand' s best loved one The dramatic tale of the black robin how it struggled to survive on a windswept 5-hectare island for a century, how a cross-fostering programme was set up to increase its numbers is one that Forest and Bird members know well: For it was the Society which helped to buy Mangere Island, to where five of the remaining seven birds were transferred from Little Mangere Island in a last ditch effort to save the species: And it was the Society which aided the Wildlife Service to plant 120,000 native trees, vital to the birds' survival. The Society now has pleasure in making a special offer to its members: two delightful prints of black robins by artist Pauline Morse. One depicts Old Blue, mother and great grandmother who died at the age of 14; the other a fledgling, one of the 19 surviving adult robins: Old Blue is pictured against Olearia traversii, the shrub planted in its thousands which was indispensable 410 X 360mm, eight colour; 35ged= on Ikonofix to the species' survival: gm Matt board: Limited edition of 2000 In buying one or both of these beautiful prints you will be aiding the Society to continue its conservation work; since half of the proceeds will be donated to Forest and Bird. We hope there is no further need for such last minute rescue programmes. But if there is, Forest and Bird members can know that; with their support, their Society will be leading the fight to save our endangered species. Old Blue was no ordinary bird; yours has been no ordinary assistance. Pauline Morse is known for her artistic work with the Wildlife Service and a recently published field guide to Fijian birds. Only S35 each, or S60 the pair! include S1.00 postage & packaging Half the proceeds to go to Forest and Bird! The Fledgling Orders: Black Robin prints; Forest and Bird, PO Box 631, Wellington: