What will happen if the Oregon militia gets its demands?

Rare species would be endangered if Ammon Bundy and his cattle-ranching militia are permitted unfettered access to federal land, experts warn

Allowing cattle to graze across swathes of federal land in Oregon, as an armed band of militia is demanding, could have devastating consequences for the area's delicate ecosystem, experts have warned.

Rare species such as the greater sage grouse that does a mating dance on federal land adjacent to the Malheur national wildlife refuge, occupied by the militia, have already been harmed by widespread cattle grazing on high-desert plains across the west.