Year: 1905 |
Island: All Cape Colonies |
Status: Peak Egg Collection
1905
Breeding Population
1,120,000
-25% from 1.5M baseline
Annual Harvest
590,000 eggs
Commercial & Parliamentary
Cumulative Eggs Taken
6.8M eggs
Total recorded extraction
Colony Decline
25.3%
Target: <90% collapse
Parliamentary Records & Colonial Ledger
Cape Colony & Union of South Africa
| Year | Primary Extraction Island | Annual Harvest | Recorded Custom / Policy Event |
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"Penguin eggs were routinely served hard-boiled with toast in the House of Assembly parliamentary dining room in Cape Town as a springtime seasonal delicacy..."
— Historical Hansard & Cape Government Gazette, 1900–1968