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PPK's 'Cats Aren't Trophies' Protects Bobcats, Mountain Lions

Media Post | Nov. 4, 2024

“Dark money” funds fight to keep hounding pumas & trapping bobcats

Animals 24-7 | Nov. 4, 2024

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

The Hill | Nov. 1, 2024

In some U.S. states, science is on the ballot

Science | Nov. 1, 2024

Proposition 127: The end of lion hunting in Colorado?

DH Sports | Nov. 1, 2024

Colorados Prop 127 goes national with big money donors

Axios Denver | Oct. 31, 2024

Colorado's Prop. 127 goes national with big money donors

Axios Denver| Oct. 30, 2024

A final look at the many millions being spent on state legislative and ballot measure battles

The Colorado Sun | Nov. 1, 2024

Denver Bronco Mark Jackson, Actress Daryl Hannah, Four Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners YES for Prop 127

African American Einnews | Oct. 31, 2024

Election Money from across the country pours into Colorados fight over big cat hunting

The Denver Post | Oct. 31, 2024

Proposition 127 is a nobrainer for dog lovers

Times-Call | Oct. 31, 2024

At $14 million and counting, election reform measure is one of Colorado’s most expensive ever

Yahoo News | Oct. 31, 2024

Spending in support of Proposition 131, which would overhaul Colorado’s elections, eclipses $9 million

The Colorado Sun | Oct. 31, 2024

Money from across the country pours into Colorado’s fight over big cat hunting

The Denver Post | Oct. 30, 2024

Prop. 127 spurs local controversy, Part 2

Money from across the country pours into Colorado’s fight over big cat hunting

Vail Daily | Oct. 29, 2024

Campaign spending nears $4 million on Proposition 127, Colorado’s ban on hunting mountain, lions, bobcats, and lynx

Steamboat Pilot & Today | Oct. 28, 2024

Proposition 127 raises hard questions about mountain lions

Berthoud Weekly Surveyor | Oct. 24, 2024

Yes on 127, stop trophy hunting big cats

Aspen Daily News | Oct. 23, 2024

Proposition 127 Could Reduce Resident Conflicts with Mountain Lions

The Mountain Jackpot News | Oct. 23, 2024

Hunting and Cougar tranquilized on Oregon coast dock dies after falling into water of big cats on the ballot

Oregon Live | Oct. 17, 2024

Hunting and trapping of big cats on the ballot

Estes Valley Voice | Oct. 14, 2024

Big Game Hunting Lion in the U.S.

Steve Dale Pet World | Oct. 3, 2024

Mountain Lion, Bobcat Trophy Hunting, Fur Trapping Season Begins in Colorado

EINPresswire | Oct. 2, 2024

Killing Cougars and Bobcats is immoral and damaging

The Daily Sentinel | Oct. 2, 2024

Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative

Ballotpedia News | Sept. 20, 2024

New study shows mountain lions could help combat spread of CWD

The Fort Morgan Times | Sept. 19, 2024

Colorado proposes new mountain lion management strategy as public interest in the species peaks

Post Independent | Sept. 17, 2024

Advocates, opponents of Colorado ballot measures have spent $15 million already on campaigns

ArcaMax | Sept. 16, 2024

Famous individuals support the prohibition of hunting big cats in Colorado

Internewscast | Sept. 14, 2024

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shifth

Bozeman Daily Chronicle | Sept. 14, 2024

Notable figures endorse ban on big-cat hunting in Colorado

News Nation Now | Sept. 13, 2024

Supporters of Colorado Trophy Hunting Ban Announce Bipartisan Endorsements

Pagosa Daily Post | Sept. 13, 2024

Report highlights mountain lions' role in controlling chronic wasting disease spread

The Denver Gazette | Sept. 13, 2024

As attitudes toward wild predators shift, Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions

MSN | Sept. 13, 2024

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

Denver Post | MSN | Sept. 9, 2024

Colorado’s November ballot will have seven citizen initiatives, from abortion rights to ranked-choice voting

Denver Post | Sept. 9, 2024

From abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5

Real Vail | Sept. 4, 2024

These are all the measures set to appear on Colorado’s statewide ballot in 2024

Durango Herald | Sept. 3, 2024

Voters in Colorado to decide on 14 ballot measures in Nov., the most of any state in 2024

Ballotpedia News | Aug. 30, 2024

Colorado’s big cats a tool in fighting Chronic Wasting Disease, ballot advocates say

Westminster Window | Aug. 23, 2024

Cats Aren’t Trophies: Vote “Yes” to Protect Wild Cats of Colorado

Out Front Magazine | Aug. 23, 2024

Colorado voters will decide whether to ban hunting of bobcats, lynx and mountain lions

Colorado Politics | Aug. 13, 2024

Supporters of the Mountain Lion Ballot Initiative say the study against the proposed law is flawed

KRDO News | Aug. 11, 2024

Measure aimed at blocking trophy hunting of mountain lions and bobcats on November ballot

Westminster Window | Aug. 11, 2024

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to ban mountain lion hunting

The Colorado Sun | Aug. 2, 2024

Colorado measure to ban mountain lion hunting garners enough signatures to make ballot

Colorandan. | Aug. 2, 2024

Colorado voters will be asked whether to ban mountain lion, bobcat hunting on November ballot

The Aspen Times | Aug. 1, 2024

Three More Proposals Submit Signatures for Colorado's November Ballot

Westword | July 25, 2024

Colorado voters to decide on anti-trophy hunting measure in November

The Sopris Sun | July 24, 2024

State Voters May Decide Fate of Controversial Hunting Ban

New Study Reveals Trophy Hunting of Mountain Lions Destabilizes Pride and Could Increase Human-Cat Conflict

Ark Valley Voice | July 16, 2024

Group submits petition to ban hunting of bobcats, mountain lions, lynx

Pikes Peak Courier | July 15, 2024

A Big Cat Hunting Ban Will Likely Be On The Ballot in Colorado This Year

Snow Brains | July 11, 2024

Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative to prohibit hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx

Ballotpedia News | July 9, 2024

Supporters of Colorado mountain lion hunting ban submit petition signatures

Montrose Press | July 8, 2024

A volunteer organization has submitted 188,000 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State

Alamosa Citizen | July 8, 2024

Colorado group that wants to ban hunting of mountain lions, bobcats submits signatures for ballot initiative

Big cat hunting ban one step closer to Colorado ballot

Yahoo News | July 3, 2024

Potential November ballot measure could ban hunting mountain lions, bobcats for sport

Telluride Daily Planet | June 8, 2024

Carole Baskin brings her celebrity to Colorado to ban trophy hunting

Fox 31 Denver News | Mar. 20, 2024

Time to stop hunting America's lion, other cats

Patch | Mar. 20, 2024

La Plata County Democrats hold caucus and assembly on Saturday

The Durango Herald | Mar. 9, 2024

Coloradans can stop the 'sport' of cat killing this year

Patch.com | Feb. 28, 2024

Group collecting signatures in effort to ban mountain lion hunts

Craig Press | Jan. 31, 2024

What made an Eagle County woman want to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions

Vail Daily | Jan. 15, 2024

Colorado cuts April hunting season, electronic lures after 198 mountain lions were killed in a month

Colorado Sun | Jan. 12, 2024

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

Colorado Public Radio | Nov. 1, 2024

198 Colorado mountain lions killed by trophy hunters in the first month of 23/24 Season

Estes Park Trail Gazette | Jan. 11, 2024

Will court unleash Colorado puma defenders to tree trophy hunters?

Animals 24-7 | Dec. 18, 2023

Ban on hunting mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado could land on 2024 ballot

Colorado Sun | Oct. 6, 2023

Should Colorado’s mountain lions be hunted? Voters could decide in new ballot initiative

The Denver Post | Sept. 29, 2023

Friends of big cats seek end to trophy hunts of lions

The Daily Sentinel | Sept 26, 2023

OPINION COLUMNS

Opinion: Julie Marshall: Prop 127 is for wildlife – and the sake of our morality

Guest opinion: David Neils: Protect bobcats, lynx and mountain lions from hunting and trapping

Invest in ethical hunting and recreation for the true balance of nature

Guest opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 127 to save Colorado’s wild cats from trophy hunters

Proposition 127 is a no-brainer for dog lovers

Denver Post Opinion: Why we need more lions in Colorado and less trophy hunting

Opinion: Why we need more lions in Colorado and less trophy hunting

Zornio: Colorado’s ballot is overwhelming. Don’t let that stop you.

Sacrifice of Colorado mountain lions impedes combating CWD | OPINION

Proposition 127: Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting in Colorado

Rosenberg: Time to end this blood sport

Degrading wildlife and morality

Prop 127 Cat Hunting-Ban Discussion with Both Sides

Zornio: Why I’m voting to end trophy hunting of big cats, to impose a new gun tax and to oppose the school choice amendment

Hunters Should Recognize Predators as Allies, not Competitors

Opinion: Choose Kindness ~ Prop 127

Current and former CPW commissioners endorse Prop 127

Writers on the Range: We need mountain lions to do their job as predators

Dan Ashe

Aspen Daily News | Vail Daily | Oct. 9, Oct. 7, 2024

Guest column by Deanna Meyer: Vote yes on Prop 127 to protect big cats from trophy hunting

Opinion: We need mountain lions to do their job, curtail chronic wasting disease

Dan Ashe

Denver Post | Oct. 8, 2024

‘Yes’ to Proposition 127: It’s well past time to stop maligning lions

OPINION: The neutral science of Prop 127

Following the science on big cat populations and wildlife management

Hunter former game fish information officer writes on why hunters need predators

Opinion: Proposition 127 would preserve ethical hunting in Colorado by ending cruelty to lions, bobcats

Prop 127 draws distinction between ethical hunting, exploitation | OPINION

OPINION: Why hunters need predators

Prop 127 draws distinction between ethical hunting, exploitation | OPINION

The Conservation Corner: So much more than a pelt

Annabelle Kiely

DU Clairon | Sept. 30 2024

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

Mountain lions aren’t the enemy; they’re allies

Opinion: Julie Marshall: Trophy hunting is disrespectful to wildlife and an example of human cruelty

Julie Marshall

Denver Camera | MSN | Sept. 13, 2024

Opinion: Jim Martin: Using dogs to trophy hunt mountain lions is less like hunting and more like an execution

Jim Martin

Denver Camera | Sept. 15, 2024

Opinion: Vote “yes” in November to save Colorado’s mountain lions, lynx and bobcats from trophy hunters

Julie Marshall

Denver Post | Sept. 4, 2024

Guest Opinion: Cat's Aren't Trophies

It Is Time to Stop Killing Colorado’s Mountain Lions and Bobcats

Commentary: Vote to Protect Mountain Lions and Bobcats From Trophy Hunting

Ellen Kessler

Westword | Sept. 1, 2024

Julie Marshall: Big cat trophy hunting has no place in Colorado

Julie Marshall

Times-Call | Aug. 20, 2024

Guest opinion: Julie Marshall: Big cat trophy hunting has no place in the great state of Colorado

Op-Ed: Conservation panel supports ban on trophy hunting, fur trapping

Opinion: Wildlife Experts Endorse ‘Cats Aren’t Trophies’ Ballot Measure

Opinion: Trophy hunting is not conservation

Trophy hunting is not conservation

Trophy Hunting of Mountain Lions Increases Likelihood of Human-Lion Conflict

Guest Column: Time for Colorado to end mountain lion hunting

If you care about the ethical treatment of wildlife, say so

Commentary: Hunting for Signatures on the Cats Aren't Trophies Petition Trail

Julie Marshall

Westword | June 2, 2024

‘Wildlife not private property of lion, bobcat trophy hunters’

A weak argument for sport hunting

Hunting mountain lions neither sporting nor helpful to wildlife management

Opinion: Voters are smart enough to decide mountain lion measure

Opinion: The Real Facts About ‘Hunting’ Mountain Lions

No justification for the recreational killing of cougars

Miller: Opponents of CATs measure trying to confuse state’s voters

Guest Opinion: Samantha Miller: Colorado deserves better than the fantasies of mountain lion trophy hunters

Samantha Miller: Colorado Deserves Better: Stop Mountain Lion Trophy Hunting

Bobcats need protection; not killing for their pelts

CATs Aren't Trophies

Pgs. 40-45

Sanctuary News | Pgs. 40-45 | Spring 2024

CATs Aren't Trophies | Samantha Miller

Do cougars require killing?

Guest Column: Proposed ballot initiatives are scientifically sound

Coloradans — You can help stop trophy hunting

I asked a mountain lion for her opinion of the ballot measure to end trophy hunting. Here’s her review.

When mountain lion hunters assume a need to kill, science provides evidence to the contrary

Opinion: Fact checking Derek Wolfe’s excuse to trophy hunt a lion

Ballot petition aims to protect state’s wild cats

The Imbalance of Nature: When mountain lion sport hunters assume a need to kill, science provides evidence to the contrary

Colorado must end trophy hunting of big cats

One year after P-22’s death, let us recommit to saving mountain lions across the nation

Trophy hunting that kills hundreds of Colorado mountain lions every year should be banned

(Letter) Julie Marshall: Mountain lions key to solution for Chronic Wasting Disease

End trophy hunting of Colorado’s wild cats

The push to protect Colorado’s mountain lions from trophy hunters

Colorado’s big cats are not trophies and they shouldn’t be for sale

Trophy hunts and poaching of Colorado’s big game need to go extinct

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor: Vote yes on Prop. 127

Letter to the Editor: Why do less than 1 percent of Coloradans get to decide what happens with Colorado’s mountain lions and bobcats?

Ark Valley Voice | Oct. 31, 2024

Letters to the editor: Vote yes on Prop. 127

Proposition 127 is a no-brainer for dog lovers

Times-Call | Oct. 31, 2024

Why citizens have to intervene to protect wild cats

Letters to the editor: Election 2024 | Readers like you sound off on big cat hunting

Boulder Weekly | Oct. 30, 2024

Dear Editor: Vote yes on Proposition 127

The Mountain Mail | Oct. 26, 2024

LETTER: Colorado, Vote Your Conscience on Prop 127

Pagosa Daily Press | Oct. 29, 2024

LETTER: A vote for Prop 127 is a vote for ethical hunting

Editorial: A recap of the Camera’s election endorsements

Daily Camera | Oct. 23, 2024

Letter: Vote ‘Yes’ on 127

VailDaily | Oct. 21, 2024

Hunters Should Recognize Predators as Allies, not Competitors

Letters to the Editor-Its a nobrainer to vote yes for Prop 127

A “Yes” on Proposition 127 Meets the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

Ark Valley Voice | Oct. 12, 2024

LETTER: Jerry Apker vs. the Cruel Truth About Mountain Lion Hunting

Pagosa Daily Post | Oct. 8, 2024 

Letter: Respecting Colorado’s animals

Lone Tree Voice | Oct. 7, 2024 

Letters defending mountain lions from trophy hunting (on November ballot)

Lyons Recorder | Oct. 3, 2024 

Trophy Hunting Creates Social Chaos among Mountain Lions, not Necessary for Management

Wildlife Matters | Sept. 2024 recap

Editorial: Big cat trophy hunting has outlived its purpose in Colorado

Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 127

Mary Oswald

Durango Herald | Sept. 29, 2024

Yes on Prop 127

Pikes Peak Courier | Sept. 25, 2024

Letter: Vote yes on CATS Initiative

Canyon Courier | Sept. 24, 2024

Letter: Stop mountain lion trophy hunting

Prop 127

Letters to the editor: A quest for a less cruel future

Daily Camera | Sept. 13, 2024

Cougars are the ethical hunter’s best friend

Big cat hunting as wildlife management

Denver Post | Sept. 10, 2024

Dear Editor: Colorado cats on the ballot

The Mountain Mail | Sept. 7, 2024

Lions are deer, hunter’s best friend

The Flume | Sept. 6, 2024

Letter: Colorado Voters Can Stop the Senseless Killing of Big Cats

Letter: Science doesn’t support killing mountain lions

Steamboat Pilot & Today | Sept. 4, 2024

Wednesday letters: Trump and big cat hunting ban support

Post Independent | Sept. 4, 2024

Colorado cats on the ballot

The Chaffee County Times | Sept. 4, 2024

Left Alone

Pikes Peak Courier | Sept. 4, 2024

Letter: Vote yes to protect Colorado's wild cats

Delta County Independent | Sept. 3, 2024

Big cat clichés, fear mongering are poor arguments against ban on trophy hunting

Times-Call | Aug 30, 2024

Colorado cats on the ballot

The Chaffee County Times | Sept. 4, 2024

Support CATs to protect our natural resources

Daily Camera | Aug. 21, 2024

End big cat hunting

Pikes Peak Courier | Aug. 21, 2024

Letter: Colorado voters are qualified to vote on banning trophy hunting

Vail Daily | Aug. 21, 2024

Wildlife policies should reflect Colorado values

The Daily Sentinel | Aug. 20, 2024

‘Vote ‘yes’ to ban trophy hunting of cats

The Durango Herald | Aug. 11, 2024

Get rid of trophy hunting for stable lion populations

Vail Daily | June 20, 2024

Letter from Colorado Parks and Wildlife got it wrong about lion hunting

Telluride News | June 14, 2024

Ban hunting of big cats

Pikes Peak Courier | May 29, 2024

Stop cruel hunting

Durango Telegraph | May 23, 2024

Hunting mountain lions should be banned

Letters to the editor: Halt all sport hunting of mountain lions

Daily Camera | Mar. 27, 2024

The ethical imperative of coexisting with mountain lions in Colorado | Carol Baskin

Steamboat Pilot & Today | Jan. 31, 2024

Dear Editor: Cool cats don't kill cats for fun | Carol Baskin

The Mountain Mail | Jan. 27, 2024

Re: Lion story | Julie Marshall

The Mountain Mail | Jan. 26, 2024

Julie Marshall: Columnist misses mark on treatment of animals

Greeley Tribune | Jan. 6, 2024

Anti-predator sentiment

Hunting with hounds isn’t hunting

Denver Post | Nov. 12, 2023

Will we listen?; trophy hunting not acceptable

Trophy hunting of mountain lions; border crisis is not genocide

Fact checking Derek Wolfe’s excuse to trophy hunt a lion

Television

Prop 127 fails: Colorado voters reject a ban on hunting mountain lions, bobcat, lynx, DDHQ projects

Denver 7 | Nov. 7, 2024

Coloradans shut down Proposition 127. What comes next?

KJCT News 8 ABC | Nov. 6, 2024

Prop 127: Two hunters share opposing views on potential hunting ban for mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx

ABC Denver 7 | Sept. 24, 2024

Notable figures endorse proposition to ban big-cat hunting in Colorado

Fox News 31 | Sept. 12, 2024

New study shows how mountain lions play key role in preventing disease

CBS News | Aug. 23, 2024

Colorado voters to decide on big cat hunting ban

Fox 31 (KDVR) | Yahoo News | Aug. 12, 2024

'Not an anti-hunting issue': Why advocates hope voters approve a mountain lion hunting ban in November

Denver 7  | Aug. 9, 2024

Ban on mountain lion hunting in Colorado set to appear on November ballot

9 News  | Aug. 8, 2024

Initiative 91 Could Ban Trophy Hunting of Mountain Cats in Colorado

News5 | Aug. 2, 2024

Big cat hunting ban one step closer to Colorado ballot

Fox 31 | MSN.com | July 3, 2024

Mountain lions are increasingly interacting with people in Colorado

KSBY, Scripps News | Mar. 12, 2024

Mountain lions are increasingly interacting with people in Colorado

KSBY, Scripps News | Mar. 12, 2024

Group wants more protections for Colorado's wild cats but sportsmen argue hunting is already heavily regulated

Group seeks ban on trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats in Colorado

Fox 31 | Sept. 30, 2023

Radio

Colorado voters decided the fate of an animal again — this time, big cats

KUNC NPR | Nov 6, 2024

Spokesman for the Yes on 127 Campaign: Col. Tom Pool

KOA | Nov 1, 2024

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

CPR News | Nov. 1, 2024

On Prop 127

Samantha Miller with Cats Aren’t Trophies campaign opposition to Prop 127

Proposition 127: Prohibit bobcat, lynx and mountain lion hunting, explained

CPR News | Oct. 3, 2024

Proposition 127 would ban the hunting of big cats in Colorado, but experts can't agree on the potential impact - CBS Colorado

CBS News | Sept. 27, 2024

Denver group rallying to save mountain lions

953 THE BEACH | Mar. 12, 2024

An impending trophy hunting ban and the intersection of climate change with incarceration

Big cats may be on next year's ballot

KDNK | Oct. 18, 2023

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