Maharashtra Leopard Attacks: Minister's Goat Plan Sparks Debate

• Leopard attacks are increasing across Maharashtra, causing widespread fear.
• Recent incidents include 6 injured in Raigad and 7 in Nagpur; Pune district is heavily affected, with 3 deaths in Shirur and 22 leopards captured in Junnar in a month.
• The issue was raised in the state assembly, with an MLA protesting by dressing as a leopard.
• Maharashtra's Forest Minister proposed releasing goats and sheep as a solution to curb leopard attacks.
• Critics question the minister's "strange" solution, suggesting it may be ineffective and a waste of resources, advocating for a scientific approach to human-leopard conflict.

Why It Matters: Minister's controversial plan to feed leopards goats raises serious questions.