Assertion: tuatara | /r/HasProperty | endangered species
Facets:
value: currently
type: TEMPORAL
value: to predators
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: by conservation groups
type: OTHER
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
value: largely thanks to damage
type: CAUSE
value: like many others
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Like many others, tuatara are an endangered species.
text: Like many native creatures of New Zealand, the tuatara is extremely endangered, largely thanks to damage caused by introduced species such as rats and mice.
text: The tuatara is vulnerable to predators as they are slow breeders.
text: Though possessing an incredible average lifespan of 60 years, the tuatara is considered endangered, and has been since the 19th century, mostly due to rat predation.
text: Tuataras are currently listed as an endangered species by conservation groups, and human interaction with this species is strictly regulated.
text: There was just one problem: the tuatara is an endangered species that breeds incredibly slowly: it takes a tuatara about as long as a human to become sexually mature, and females only lay a clutch of eggs every 2 to 5 years.