Assertion: sea otter | /r/HasProperty | vulnerable
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
value: to oil spills
type: CAUSE
value: currently
type: TEMPORAL
value: to oil contamination
type: CAUSE
value: from such reckless killing
type: OTHER
value: to the indirect effects of overfishing
type: CAUSE
value: to natural environmental changes
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Sea otters are vulnerable to oil spills which can drastically impact the insulating power of their fur, and destruction of kelp forests which are key foraging grounds.
text: Although sea otters are protected now, they remain vulnerable, especially to oil spills.
text: Although hunted in the past for its fur – almost to extinction in some areas – the sea otter is now a protected species.
text: Because they rely on their dense fur for insulation from the chilly ocean water, sea otters are particularly vulnerable to the detrimental effects of an oil spill.
text: While sea otters are vulnerable to natural environmental changes, their populations are significantly impacted by several human factors as well.
text: They are particularly vulnerable, as they rely on their fur to keep warm.
text: Sea otters are vulnerable to oil spills and the indirect effects of overfishing; the black-footed ferret, a relative of the European polecat, suffers from the loss of American prairie; and wolverine populations are slowly declining because of habitat destruction and persecution.
text: Sea otters are listed as an endangered species because they are vulnerable to oil spills from ships and coastal tanker traffic.
text: Sea otters are particularly vulnerable to oil contamination because oiling drastically reduces the insulating and water-repellent properties of their fur.
text: Even though they are protected from such reckless killing today, they continue to face numerous threats to their survival.
text: Currently, sea otters are protected, which has allowed for their population numbers to grow over the years.
text: While sea otters are now protected and their population has grown, they still face issues of diseases, major oil spills, habitat degradation, and conflicts with humans.
text: They are now protected and are no longer allowed to be hunted, so their population is slowly on the rise.