First, mountain lion hunters are killing too many female lions. About half of the 500 lions killed last year were females, which can endanger the lion population and also inadvertently lead to the ...

Of prime concern in 2024 is the fact that 44% of the mountain lions killed in Colorado so far this hunting season are female, according to recently released data. Females will be pregnant or have ...

The reduction was recommended due to one of two new thresholds put in place by Parks and Wildlife’s updated mountain lion management plans for the west and east regions of Colorado. These plans were ...

In 2022 a female mountain lion is shown treed near Sedalia Colorado prior to a safe release. (Photo courtesy of Seth Brandstetter) Selective harvest is a key element of hunting mountain lions with ...

This includes a limit on the number of adult female lions hunted each year — setting it at 22% of the population. It also places a cap on human-caused mortality — which are lion deaths outside of ...

Ina, the female African lion at Fort Wayne Zoo, will turn 19 in October. Ina came to Fort Wayne in 2009. Her partner was Bill until he died of a rare form of cancer in April 2016.