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In 1980 there were only 5 Black Robins in the world! 3 male 2 female. Because of the help from community teams now there is 200-250 Black Robins in the world. The last few Black Robins were saved from extinction from a generous and concerned man called Don Merton and his team called ‘ Wildlife Service’. They spent months and months thinking of a plan. Finally they made a clever plan and saved the Black Robins. They did this by taking the eggs out of the remaining breeding Black Robins, and putting them onto other birds nests. Then the Black Robins laid the eggs all over again. Even though there are a lot of Black Robins now, it’s still very rare to come face to face with a Black Robin. The only reason the Black Robins are still living now, is thanks to an old breeding pair of Black Robins called Old Blue and Old Yellow. The amazing tale of the Black Robin is NZ’s most famous conservation story. The Black Robins weren’t always so endangered .Years ago they used to appear on every single island, by 1970 there was a very small amount of Black Robins. The Black Robin is the rarest bird in the world. They are a special part of New Zealand. And someday, maybe they won’t be highly endangered species.