An increasing share of Americans believes humans should coexist with carnivores and opposes lethal control for human benefit.
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Both species come into conflict with people in the state. The most common situation is when bears wander into mountain towns in search of garbage or other foods left by humans. Mountain lions are occasionally sighted in urban areas, and on rare occasionsgathered responses from Colorado residents through two public mail surveys. Samples were weighted to be representative of state population demographics, including age, gender, urbanization level, geographical region and participation in hunting.
Respondents were more supportive of hunts for other reasons. They approved of hunting mountain lions and black bears to protect human safety by 63 percent and 57 percent, respectively. And 56 percent approved of hunting mountain lions to reduce harm to livestock.
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