Faunalytics Index – March 2016
This month's Faunalytics Index takes us around the world with facts and figures about fishing, birds and wind power, tigers, animal experiments, and more.
This month’s Faunalytics Index takes us around the world with facts and figures about the fishing industry, birds and wind power, tigers, animal experimentation, 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.
158 |
The number of millions of tons of fish consumed worldwide in 2012 |
$4 billion |
The approximate value of subsidies that the U.S. factory farming industry receives each year |
95% |
The proportion of animals used in experiments that are not covered by the Animal Welfare Act |
118kg |
Annual per capita meat consumption in the U.S., almost triple the global average of 42kg |
$42 |
The estimated dollar value per bird that wind farms lose by making changes to their operations to reduce bird mortality |
3,000 |
Estimated number of tigers left in the wild, compared to 100,000 at the end of the 19th century |
50% |
The percentage by which global fishing data may be underestimated |
25%-175% |
The percentage by which effect sizes in animal experiments may be inflated due to “attrition” |
84% |
The percentage of dietary vegans and vegetarians who lapse after beginning the diet |
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