In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.

Sentence 1: Because trees add water vapor to air, cutting down forests leads to longer periods of drought. Sentence 2: Cutting the roots that supply water makes the tree vulnerable to drought, and also to pests that attack water-stressed trees.
neutral