Voters in Colorado will decide on a ban of hunting mountain lions and other wild cats.

Soon, a proposal to prohibit the hunting and commercial trapping of mountain lions and other wild cats will be presented for voting in Colorado.

The Colorado Secretary of State's Office has confirmed to Planet Chronicle Digital that Proposed Initiative #91, "Prohibit Trophy Hunting," has enough signatures to be on the general election ballot on November 5.

If the measure passes, bobcats and lynx will also be protected.

The CATs organization, based in Grand Lake, Colorado, heavily backed the initiative.

Samantha Miller, CATs' campaign manager, stated in a press release that Colorado voters will have the chance to put an end to the cruel and senseless killing of mountain lions and bobcats for their heads and luxurious fur coats.

The proposed ballot measure accumulated nearly 200,000 signatures.

Miller stated that the measure prohibits recreational trophy hunting and commercial fur trapping of wild cats but permits lethal removal of problem animals to ensure the safety of people, pets, and farm and ranch animals.

During the previous hunting season, 502 cats were killed in Colorado, as stated by Colorado Parks & Wildlife.

Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to Colorado Wildlife & Parks for comment.

Since 1972, California has prohibited hunting of mountain lions and since 1990, the animals are protected as a "nongame species" by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

In 2015, California prohibited trapping bobcats, and in 2020, hunting them was also forbidden.

According to the Mountain Lion Foundation in Sacramento, mountain lions, also known as pumas, are solitary cats that are most active at dusk and dawn.