Colorado cats may face a different future with new hunting opportunities proposed for the Western Slope.

State wildlife officials are seeing an increasing number of human-mountain lion conflicts, including areas of Eagle County and the Roaring Fork Valley. In an effort to manage healthy mountain lion populations, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) are proposing a new “West Slope Mountain Lion Management Plan” that would allow for the expansion of hunting seasons and zones, an increase in the number of lions harvested, and the use of electronic baiting in designated areas.

The Aspen Times says the new plan would allow for more mountain lions to be killed in the Glenwood Special Management Area, which covers most of the Roaring Fork River valley and portions of the Eagle River valley south of…