On Tuesday night, Colorado voters rejected Proposition 127, which would have banned bobcat, mountain lion and lynx hunting in the state. The Associated Press called the race Wednesday morning.

While most Coloradans would not participate in a mountain lion hunt, or feel comfortable killing a bobcat that had been ... to do on the elusive animals, and lynx are already an endangered species ...

Bobcats are a type of lynx native to North America ... though they will pair up during mating season. A female bobcat usually gives birth to two to four cubs per litter, and bobcat cubs begin ...

A “yes” vote on Proposition 127 will protect bobcats, lynx and mountain lions from hunting ... The current goal for mountain lion and bobcat management is simply maintaining a population ...