Removal of grazing acreage is part of the establishing of these designated areas:
The Clark County (Las Vegas) Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) [at dropbox link below] has "resulted in the removal of 700,000 acres of habitat from cattle grazing."
The Clark County Commissioners "support the development of a Reserve System, consisting of lands currently managed by the BLM, to be transferred to the Permittees [City Managers and others from Las Vegas, Boulder City, Mesquite, and Henderson] for the purposes of long-term conservation of species and mitigation of impacts in the developing areas of Clark County, thereby providing greater control over conservation efforts and maximizing the efficiency of the MSHCP."
See the Community Advisory Committee recommendations report [at dropbox link below] and the Board of County Commissioners' Resolution accepting the report [at dropbox link below].
The master-mind planners dismiss the fact that the Bundy family have been using the land for over a century.
Whether his cattle were on public land is a separate issue but it provides the pretense to illegally take property and business.
A man is being dispossessed of his business so other businesses may benefit. The power of government is facilitating this theft.
Documents retrieved from various agencies and groups:
BLM
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ke3ap5qfw101r71/5YXGPwqndA
Clark County
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d1lnody5apmsf0k/AADWjxs86jkxx6kOGehmUh1Qa/Clark%20County
US Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d1lnody5apmsf0k/AAAQNWqSI0vx4QBypvHXd4z0a/FWS
Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/th7etvwuuk815o0/IPvUa6xBit
Center for Biological Diversity
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d1lnody5apmsf0k/AACgrVDsvmdBter9viBDuzCRa/Center%20for%20Biological%20Diversity?lst
It is my understanding that what started the issue between Bundy and the BLM was that they were going to force him to cut his cattle by so many head that he would no longer be able to make a living. They did the same to his neighbors and the neighbors sold what they had and left. Bundy decided to fight- so this has all been coming for a while.
Years ago the government understood that people needed to eat so they developed many programs to support farmers and ranchers so they could produce food. Now environmentalists and shady politicians use government agencies to harass ranchers, farmers, and even fisheries out of business.
Not sure how all of this is going to play out in the long term. Most people now think all their food comes from Walmart so they don’t see the problem.