Assertion: desert tortoise | /r/HasProperty | threatened before massive project
Facets:
value: by deterioration and loss of habitat
type: CAUSE
value: by loss
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The desert tortoise was already threatened before this massive project by deterioration and loss of habitat, collection for pets and other purposes, vandalism, elevated levels of predation, loss of desert tortoises from disease, and and habitat conversion from invasive plant species.