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Originally Posted by Twosugars
Read somewhere that around 1 billion is sustainable for the planet.
The current forecasts say well reach 11 billion before it starts falling.
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1 billion is sustainable at subsistence levels, if we're talking about every person being able to live in the land of milk 'n' honey it would have to be a lot less.
Here's a scary list:
1
Squirrel Unknown
2
Bat Unknown
3
Mice Unknown
4
Rat Unknown
5
Human 7.6 Billion
6
Cow 1.5 Billion
7
Sheep 1.1 Billion
8
Pig 1 Billion
9
Dog 900 Million
10
Goat 860 Million
11
Rabbit 709 Million
12
Cat 600 Million
13
Water Buffalo 175 Million
14
Horse 60 Million
Take out the rodents:
1
Human 7.6 Billion
2
Cow 1.5 Billion
3
Sheep 1.1 Billion
4
Pig 1 Billion
5
Dog 900 Million
6
Goat 860 Million
7
Cat 600 Million
8
Water Buffalo 175 Million
9
Horse 60 Million
Take out the large mammals that are only there because humans breed them for food etc:
1
Human 7.6 Billion
2
Dog 900 Million
3
Cat 600 Million
4
Horse 60 Million
It's just us and our pets - none of which even number a billion - and no other species of mammal in the world even gets close to 50
million. Wups.