Faunalytics Index – June 2023

This month's Faunalytics Index provides facts and stats about climate change and animal agriculture, the effect of oil drilling noise on songbirds, the world of invertebrates, and more.

Author: karol orzechowski | Published: June 7, 2023

Photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash

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.

11

The number of veterinary schools in Argentina, out of a total of 21, that provide animal welfare training.

40%

The percentage of people from Australia and New Zealand who buy vegan cosmetics or toiletries "every time" or "often" when the shop for those products.

79%

The percentage of people in Gen Z who want to eat less meat than they currently do.

35-85%

The percentage by which the presence of drilling noise can decrease the success of songbird hatchlings in a given area.

300,000

The number of “first encounters” between species that don’t normally share a territory that could occur because of shifting animal populations due to climate change.

7%

The percentage of news articles about climate change that mention animal agriculture. Across 1,000 articles examined, only a handful reported in depth on the connection between animal products and climate change.

27.5

The average score for burnout and secondary traumatic stress among chimpanzee caregivers. Scores of 23 and below indicate low levels, while scores of 40+ are considered high.

1 / 28

The number of free-ranging dogs compared to human tourists, respectively in a review of the impacts of free-ranging on conservation areas in Chile.

86%

The percentage of Scottish farmers who are willing to change their production practices to help address and reduce climate change.

6

The number of new, full infographics, covering a broad range of invertebrate issues and topics, that can be found in our new Invertebrate Fundamentals.

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

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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 was the director of Maximum Tolerated Dose, a full-length documentary about the psychological toll of vivisection on both animals and humans.