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: The count of breeding pairs plummeted from that original 122,550 to just 52,786 —a decline of nearly 60% .

: Penguin numbers have decreased in every single colony surveyed on the island. 122550

The number holds a heavy significance in the frozen reaches of the Antarctic, marking a tragic chapter for the chinstrap penguins of Elephant Island. The Decline of a Colony : The count of breeding pairs plummeted from