"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 ecosystems.
Centennial State voters on Tuesday will decide whether to approve Proposition 127, which would amend Colorado statutes by forbidding the hunting or trapping of bobcats, lynx and mountain lions.
Wildlife conservation experts and hunters have been offering a wide range of contrasting perspectives on the possible effects of the proposed hunting ban ahead of the vote.
Earlier this month, more than 300 sportsmen and women gathered in front of the Colorado Capitol in Denver to rally against the measure, which they described as “an out-of-state funded, emotion-based ballot initiative” that contradicts “well-established and science-based best management.”"
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