Colorado Public Radio

In big cat ballot measure, a divide that sees hunting as a foundation of wildlife management or a brutal relic

Efforts to ban wild cat hunting in Colorado have failed in recent years in the state legislature and have not gained traction with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission. On Nov. 6, voters could ...
Colorado Public Radio

Ban on mountain lion, lynx and bobcat hunting defeated

For the second time in four years, Coloradans went to the polls to decide statewide wildlife strategy. But this time, it was not a political winner. On Tuesday night, Colorado voters rejected ...
The Hill

Colorado ballot measure to ban big cat hunting raises clashing conservation concerns

Colorado wildlife experts are at odds over whether a ballot measure to ban the hunting of certain wildcats would help or hurt the formidable felines that have long been intrinsic to Rocky Mountain ...
The Greeley Tribune

Dr. Valerie Johnson: Big cat trophy hunting is cruel and unnecessary

I’m a veterinarian with a doctorate from Colorado State University who has a long history of working at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Weld County. As a veterinarian specializing in big cats, I have ...