Numbers

LAND DEALS

9,269

Number of acres of Texas' Big Bend National Park--a portion known as the Christmas Mountains--being auctioned off. The rare move could put state wildlife preserves in the hands of a private buyer

2%

Percentage of Texas land protected on the state or federal level

CONSERVATION

1,500

Number of tigers in India's reserves and jungles, which reflects a 40% drop in the past five years. The Indian government says it plans to recruit soldiers to patrol tiger sanctuaries

$12,500

Price a tiger pelt can fetch in China

RELIGION

78%

Percentage of Americans age 50 or older with a household income of at least $75,000 who say they believe in heaven

90%

Percentage who make less than $25,000 annually who believe in heaven

NAMING

3,000

Approximate number of parents in China who named their baby after the Beijing Olympic Games. Most of the 3,491 children given the name Aoyun, or Olympics, were born around 2000, when Beijing was bidding to host the event. Others were named after the Five Friendlies, the mascots of the Games

87%

Percentage of the 1.3 billion people in China with one of the 129 most common surnames

Sources: New York Times (3); Save the Tiger Fund; AARP (2); AP (2)