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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

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)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Colorado voters in November will decide whether to ban mountain lion hunting and bobcat trapping.
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