Faunalytics Index – April 2017
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This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about conservation of Asian elephants and dolphins, meat consumption in developing countries, and more.
This month’s Faunalytics Index provides facts about conservation of Asian elephants and dolphins, meat consumption in developing countries, attitudes toward animal welfare, 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.
95% |
Approximate percentage of their historical range taken from Asian elephants |
5% |
Percentage of U.S. adults that identify as veg*n, though only 3% of those actually eat a plant-based diet |
130+ |
Number of academic articles published about animal tracking devices, since 2009 |
36.6% |
Percentage of respondents in a recent Chinese survey that had heard of the concept of “animal welfare” |
3x |
Factor by which demand for animal products in low and middle income countries increased from 1980 to 2004 |
690 |
Length (in kilometers) of river that holds 99% of the population of Indus River dolphins |
64.5 |
Annual amount of meat (in kilograms) currently consumed by Mexicans, per capita |
63.5% |
Percentage of consumers who would purchase meat from a “mobile slaughter unit” for animal welfare reasons |
90% |
Percentage of European Union residents who believe in the importance of protecting farmed animal welfare |
