Sentences with phrase «estimate the total number killed»

Mean predation rates within each square each season were multiplied by cat density to estimate the total number killed, and summed across seasons to estimate the number killed annually.

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There is no way to estimate the number of people killed for religious reasons over the course of history, but the total is signficant.

Bernardo — the reference to the number of Iraqi civilians killed has been a total number since the first gulf war and was a conservative estimate.

The total number of collisions and accidents involving drink drivers rose by 6 %, with as many as 280 people estimated to have been killed in such incidents in 2016.

``... the ecological and conservation significance of these kill tallies is difficult to contextualise, because (1) there are no reliable estimates of the total population of birds in Australia; (2) predation may fall disproportionately on some bird species; (3) some bird species may be able to sustain high mortality rates and maintain viable populations but others may not; and (4) as demonstrated here, there is substantial spatial variation in the numbers and proportion of birds killed across Australia.»

As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.

The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in such organizations turning to buying dogs offered at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»