Colorado voters reject big cat trophy hunting ban
Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected a grassroots ballot initiative that would have banned the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx.
The Associated Press called the Proposition 127 race at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, when resulted showed 55.5% opposed and 45.5% in favor. The measure was backed by the group Cats Aren’t Trophies.
Under the measure, a person who hunted any of the newly protected species would have been charged with a misdemeanor and faced jail time, fines or the revocation of hunting licenses.
Cats Aren’t Trophies placed its measure on the 2024 ballot through a signature-gathering campaign after years of unsuccessfully lobbying the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to enact a similar trophy hunting ban.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/11/06/colorado-voters-reject-big-cat-trophy-hunting-ban/
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