n7gifmdnAs if we need another reason to switch to GNU/Linux
perishthethought3.5 billion birds are killed in North America per year? I didn’t know anywhere near that number even existed.
Wikipedia says there are about 7.5 million square miles in the US and Canada, so that’s over 400 birds killed per square mile, per year, on average.
That’s amazing, no?
In Unprecedented Feat, Scientists Figure Out How Many Wild Birds Live on The Planet
In one of the biggest data studies of its kind ever carried out, researchers have put a figure on how many wild birds are inhabiting the planet right now – so before we tell you, make a guess and see if you were anywhere close.
Justas🇱🇹You forgot to include Mexico, but even with it it’s pretty high.
I checked again and yeah, it’s more like 9.5 million square miles, so an average of more like 370 bird deaths per square mile, per year. But now that I know that includes chickens and turkeys, and Mexico and Greenland and the Bahamas, it’s OK.