Pictures reveal $6m of damage by Bundy militants
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And all those nice people wanted to do was reclaim what was already theirs.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service released new photos from the scene of the 41-day standoff at a wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon, showing that protesters left behind trashed buildings, damaged facilities, a compromised septic system and government offices with missing possessions.
The images from the Malheur national wildlife refuge in rural Harney County – where anti-government activists, led by Ammon Bundy, staged a takeover in January to protest federal land-use regulations – show piles of garbage, offices turned upside down, abandoned camping gear, food and alcohol, broken walls and excavated grounds.
Government officials who run the bird sanctuary have also revealed that the cost of the occupation for the federal agency is at least $6 million – a number that could grow as workers continue to assess and repair damage.
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