The stipulated agreement prohibits authorization of any sheep grazing on 951,953 acres and completely removes cows from 43,596 acres of desert tortoise habitat. The BLM is also prohibited from permitting cattle grazing on 394,835 acres of currently ungrazed endangered species habitat. A second settlement bans cattle for the 18,084 acre Round Mountain grazing allotment while this high desert Joshua tree and juniper woodland recovers from fire and the West Mojave Plan is completed. Endangered Songbird Habitat. The settlement requires exclusion of cattle from all areas within three miles of nesting Southwestern willow flycatchers and Least Bell's vireo to lessen the impact of brown-headed cowbird predation on the two species.
Cowbirds follow cattle and lay their eggs in the nest of nearby songbirds.
Their nestling hatch early and kill or outcompete native songbirds. The settlement bans cattle from Rattlesnake Canyon on the north slope of the San Bernardino Mountains to protect the desert tortoise and threatened plants such as the Parish's daisy. The settlement requires the fencing of approximately 5 miles of perennial waters on the Mojave River at Afton Canyon to keep out damaging livestock. The settlement requires the fencing off of rare Ash Meadows plants to keep livestock and ORVs out. The settlement requires the fencing off of Kelso Creek to exclude livestock.