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I'm guessing they mean that the population of livestock is orders of magnitude greater than the population of wild (mammals and birds) animals on this planet. I
by vzidex 6y ago
I'm guessing they mean that the population of livestock is orders of magnitude greater than the population of wild (mammals and birds) animals on this planet. I forget the exact figures and am lazy to Google them, but I remember that cows, pigs, and chickens far outnumber even the population of people on this planet.
- bborud 6y agoI've seen various estimates over the years as well as various ways of measuring this. I think that the most useful is to look at the resource draw, which roughly is about biomass. I didn't post any numbers on purpose because I don't believe in just throwing out numbers that require a lot of context. I was being sincere when I said that "This is a good opportunity to read up...". One should spend some time trying to understand our footprint. But yes, our food completely dominates the picture. Many places in the world most mammalian wildlife is little more than a footnote. If this comes as a surprise to anyone, this makes me a bit upset and worried.