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What are threats and problems towards the desert?

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One human activity causing problems in the deserts are that collectors are selling cacti for money. Another human activity that damages the desert is when people drive off road with 4 wheelers. When people do this it can leave 7-foot deep holes in the ground and this damage can take 100 to 1,000 years to recover from.

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