The opponents of Proposition 127 are trying to confuse and deceive the voters with signs that sound ‘animal friendly’ but are not.
If you care about science, Vote YES, as Prop 127 has the support of wildlife biologists across the country, who agree that the killing of these animals is cruelty, not management.
Thank you to the individual commissioners from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission who recently announced their support of Proposition 127. The CPW Commission is the governing body that sets policy on wildlife for all citizens across the beautiful state of Colorado.
Their report stated, “Prop 127 is based on not a little, but more than a half-century of the best science as evidence for commissioners to confidently tell the voters that lion populations will stabilize, not increase, without hunting.”
The commissioners report that the scientific consensus is that mountain lion populations do not ever need to be trophy hunted, because populations naturally balance themselves based on environmental factors. That list includes Dan Ashe, the long-time director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the nation’s top wildlife manager. And Elaine Leslie, PhD, Chief of Biological Resources for the National Park Service.
If we don’t listen to the biologists, then we fail to follow science. Follow the science and vote YES on Prop 127.
Maya Key
Boulder, CO
EDITOR’S NOTE: The CPW Commission as a whole has not taken a position on Prop 127.