qT=2&tQ=In 1980, there were only ______ black robins left in the world.&tC=5-7|15-17|205-207|35 billion – 37 billion&cC=1&fB=The recovery of the Black Robin population in the Chatham Islands is an internationally known conservation success story. In 1980, there were only 5-7 black robins in the world, and only one pair was breeding. Today, the world’s Black Robin population numbers at 250—not many, but more than most would expect from a species on the edge of extinction.<br><br>Success stories like these prove that humans have the power to protect endangered birds.