Faunalytics Index – April 2016
This month’s Faunalytics Index takes us around the world with facts and figures about conservation, companion animal research, pit bulls, cultured meat, veg*n self-identification, and more.
All of these statistics come from items that we’ve published on the site recently; follow the links to read the articles and dive deeper into the issues.
18% |
The additional percentage that mammals on the IUCN Red List Index would have declined if no conservation action had been taken. |
8€ |
The approximate cost of 1kg of growth medium for cultured meat. By comparison, 1kg of minced meat is about 5€ (Euros). |
27 |
The number of years that the Sumatran rhinoceros was thought to be extinct before it was “rediscovered.” |
50%/20% |
The percent by which published academic articles on dog/cat personalities have increased since 2005. |
73.4% |
Percent of references to vegans in the UK news media in 2007 that were negative. |
15 |
Number of protected areas throughout the world’s tropical forests that have not exhibited “systematic declines in occupancy, richness, or evenness of terrestrial mammal and bird species.” |
35 |
Factor by which protected natural areas in China have increased since 1980. |
40% |
The percent of respondents to a recent survey who do not believe that pit bulls should be allowed to live in residential neighbourhoods. |
48% |
The percent of self-identified vegetarians that reported eating some amount of “meat, poultry, and seafood.” |