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| 'Trespass Cattle': One of the Latest Theories on the Bundy Ranch and the Feds |
| 2014-04-23 |
| [The Blaze] Allegations that the so-called "land grab" showdown between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Nevada rancher Not nearly close enough in my view. The Bureau of Land Management has begun to round up what they call "trespass cattle" that rancher Cliven Bundy has been grazing in the Gold Butte area 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. But now, a new claim regarding what may have led to the tense standoff is starting to gain traction. The latest theory on what may have provoked the armed showdown between Bundy and federal agents involves the Bureau of Land Management at one point referring on its website to "trespass cattle" in the Gold Butte area, the same area that the federal government and the 67-year-old rancher have battled over for more than 20 years. The document, titled "Cattle Trespass Impacts," which was removed from the Bureau of Land Management's website in the midst of the standoff, discusses the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone project and its effect on the local wildlife. Yes, an inconvenient fact removed from the BLM website, but archived at above link. "Non-Governmental Organizations have expressed concern that the regional mitigation strategy for the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone utilizes Gold Butte as the location for offsite mitigation for impacts from solar development, and that those restoration activities are not durable with the presence of trespass cattle [emphasis added]," the Bureau of Land Management said on its website. But here's the thing: The passage referring to "trespass cattle" appears to indicate only that the federal agency has an interest in detailing which of its solar projects have negative impacts on the local wildlife and vice versa. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 The best reasons for the Fed I have heard are back taxes and turtles. Back taxes is a financial issue, but if it is a financial issue, killing the bulls, destroying the water system, and losses to the herd via incompetence destroys the value of the property seized and renders incapable any effort to gain value to pay accused grazing fees/taxes/whatever. Its like trying to get a person to pay back their college loan by cutting his arms off, if the real reason for cutting the arms off is to get that particular account even monetarily. As for the tortoise, you know what helps grow items in the tortoise diet? Cow poop. You know what keeps at bay the predators of the Desert Tortoise? Cattle and Cowboys. You know what cows don't like to do and keep an eye out for? Stepping on things which might hurt them. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-04-23 12:52 |
| #4 BLM needed a reality check and they got it. 200 pissed off, armed cowboys should sober up anyone. The Fed agencies get mission creep and need to be tuned up every now and then. LEOs in general could use a refresher course on why they are allowed to wear the gun and badge. I think the whole event will end up being constructive, lead to a lot of discussion and, hopefully, some changes in the way that LEOs, both state and federal, interact with citizens. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2014-04-23 11:14 |
| #3 The whole thing was about military style confiscation of property. Judging the facts i dont really support the Bundys but the gov overstepped big time so on general principal i now support the ranchers. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-04-23 09:38 |
| #2 The land within the Dry Lake SEZ is undeveloped scrubland, characteristic of a semiarid basin. Vegetation within the SEZ is predominantly creosotebush and other low shrubs. And PROTECTED turtles that are doomed to BLM'S Nice excuse. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-04-23 02:42 |
| #1 Dry Lake Solar Energy links. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-04-23 00:44 |