Would Colorado's mountain lion population grow if hunting is banned?

A rescued mountain lion named Buddy at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, photographed on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Cats Aren’t Trophies and the sanctuary held a behind-the-scenes tour and press conference celebrating a successful petition campaign to place a ban on mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping on the state's 2024 ballot. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) — A rescued mountain lion named Buddy at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, photographed on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Cats Aren’t Trophies and the sanctuary held a behind-the-scenes tour and press conference celebrating a successful petition campaign to place a ban on mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping on the state’s 2024 ballot. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: September 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: September 9, 2024 at 12:18 PM MDT

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If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline’s population explode — or stabilize on its own?

Populations are unlikely to balloon uncontrollably, experts and research say

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