Heres the rest of the story that was hidden from the public
(files.catbox.moe)https://files.catbox.moe/fxp6zz.jpgBundy had a contract to graze cattle on that land. The land was perfect to act as a preserve for an endangered desert tortoise species.
The existing desert tortoise preserve was on land that Sen. Harry Reid and his son had arranged to sell to a Chinese rare earth mining co.
Bundy, the endangered tortoise, and the cattle were all in the way of the sitting US Senator from Nevada selling valuable mineral rights to the Chinese.