The speaker of the Karnataka state congress, Vishveshwar Hegde, said that leopard attacks were largely the result of an imbalance in the ecosystem, and that the government should increase the prey base in forests so that they do not come outside in search of food. Congress members from the old Mysuru region and central Karnataka districts demanded that the government take immediate measures to control the population of leopards and also ensure adequate prey density food to prevent them from straying. Mla Ashvin Kumar from the JDS party demanded that the government capture the animal at the earliest opportunity. Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on behalf of the Chief Minister who oversees the Forest Department admitted there was a problem and said leopard attacks were largely the result of an imbalance in the ecosystem. Mla Ramesh Kumar from the Congress said that our forests had a salubrious prey base until a few years ago but we destroyed all of it and converted them into plantations of acacia and eucalyptus due to this, the prey size of carnivores has decreased. Mla Sandur Tukaram from the Congress said that when sloth bear attacks were at their peak around Ballari due to mining, the government declared separate sanctuaries at Dhttps://ift.tt/QbmscYP