Faunalytics Index – February 2020

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts about TNR programs, wildlife issues around the world, veg*ns who still eat meat, and much more.

Author: Karol Orzechowski | Published: February 5, 2020

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Each month, our Faunalytics Index provides a round-up of data, statistics, and facts gleaned from the most recent research we’ve covered in our library. Our aim is to give you a quick overview of some of the most eye-catching and informative bits of data that could help you be more effective in your advocacy for animals.

If you want to know more about any given statistic, follow the links below, read the source articles, and dive deeper into the issues.

3,000

The number of jobs being provided by Ireland’s rapidly expanding mushroom sector, bringing new options for plant-based eating.

60

The average lifespan, in years, of the California condor.

77%

The percentage of Canadians who reported having tried a meat substitutes in the prior year.

12,000

The number of scientist signatories of a recent letter that outlines specific actions available to individuals and governments to minimize — or reverse — the worst effects of climate change.

85%

The percentage of community cat population decline found in a 2019 audit of a long-term campus TNR program started in 1996, with continuous reduction year after year.

51%

The percentage of veg*ns who reported eating meat since becoming veg*n. 90% of this group reported the meat-eating as intentional.

3:1

The food conversion rate of octopuses, who need to consume three times their own weight of food just to sustain themselves. Farming Octopuses would require tremendous amounts of food to feed them.

10.5%

The percentage of U.S. households that bought plant-based meat in the last year, a 13% increase over the year before.

5

The number of steps involved in a successful Citizen Science Hazing Program for coyotes, to help avoid human-coyote conflicts.

9

The number of full infographics contained in our Wildlife Fundamentals, which explores a range of issues faced by wildlife around the world with the best available data.

You can explore an archive of our past Faunalytics Indexes here.

Author: Karol Orzechowski

Faunalytics' Content Director Karol Orzechowski is an animal advocate with a passion for blending activism and art. In addition to producing numerous investigative short films on animal issues, and co-producing the Animal Voices radio show for a number of years, Karol is the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a full-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans.