Leopards of Yala
Male
Kotigala 3:2 Male [YM 15/Galiver]
Kotigala 3:2 male was a huge male leopard found around the areas of Kotigala, Jamburagala, Ūraniya, Weli Āra, and Mahaseelawa between the period of 2010 -2014. He was last photographed in August 2014, at Weli Āra.
Male
Kohombagas Wala 3:3 Male
Kohombagas Wala 3:3 male was first photographed for identification in October 2006, at Kotigala. He was frequently seen with the big male leopard around the areas of Kotigala, Ūraniya, Kohombagas Wala, and Welmalkema. His last sighting was recorded in 2012.
Female
Katagamuwa 4:4 Female
Katagamuwa 4:4 female was first photographed in the Buffer Zone, close to the Katagamuwa Entrance in September 2017. Then in December 2017, she was seen with the Pahalahenthota 3:3 male around Pahalahenthota and Alikatupalassa. As she is a very shy female, regular sightings were not reported.
Female
Katagamuwa 4:3 Female
Katagamuwa 4:3 female was first photographed in February 2018, in the Katagamuwa Buffer Zone. In October 2020, she was seen once again by the Katagamuwa Wewa.
Female
Yāla Junction 2:2 Female (2012) [YF 16/Amber]
Yāla Junction 2:2 female was first seen in March 2013, at Thalgasmankada with her mother, the Kaluwara Bōkkuwa 2:4 female. She was seen mating with the Kosgasmankada 2:3 male in July 2017, around Suduwelimulla.
Female
Y – Junction 2:2 Female 1 (2016) [YF 13/Susan]
Y junction 2:2 female 1 was first seen in August 2016, with her sister, the Y – Junction 2:2 Female 2. The two sisters were the star leopards of the North of block 1 for the year 2017.
Female
Warahana 3:3 Female (2013)
Warahana 3:3 Female is a part of the famous 2013/14 Warahana litter. The very first record of her was in 2013, and once she was independent, she decided not to share her mother’s territory. No sightings were recorded after that. She has not been sighted, since 2015.
Female
Warahana 2:2 Female 2 (2013) [YF 19/Emma]
Warahana 2:2 Female 2, is one part of the famous cubs of Warahana 2013/14 litter. Later she expanded her territory from Warahana towards the New Road and Korawak Wewa. In late 2017, she gave birth to one male cub. In December 2019, she was seen with her two cubs from her second litter.
Female
Warahana 2:2 Female 1 (2013)
She is one of the sisters of the famous 2013/14 Warahana litter. She shared the same whisker spot ratio as her other sister, the Warahana 2:2 female 2. The third sister was the Warahana 3:3 female. Their Mother is the Warahana 2:3 Female. Her sightings reduced when she became independent from her mother around mid-2015.
Female
Warahana 2:3 Female (2005-2018) [YF 18/Emily]
Warahana 2:3 female is an elusive but confident female. She is a legendary female who was living in the North of Yāla block 1. She made frequent appearances around the North of Yāla block 1 for a very long time.
Male
Walas Wala 3:2 Male [YM 24/Adam]
Walas Wala 3:2 male was first photographed in August 2014, at Walas Wala near the Warahana Junction. Altogether, these five leopards made the once-in-a-lifetime, memorable sighting of five leopards (leap of leopards) in 2015, at Warahana.
Female
Ūraniya 3:2 Female (2012/13) [YF 22/Zabei]
Ūraniya 3:2 Female was first seen and photographed in June 2013, as a young female cub. She was photographed in early 2014, at the Ūraniya Plains and Wilapalawa. In 2015, there were a few sightings close to the Mahaseelawa area. She was not seen after mid-2015.
Female
Thalgasmankada 2:2 Female (2014)
Thalgasmankada 2:2 female was born at the end of 2014, around the Thalgasmankada area. She was photographed in the same areas as her mother, which are Y – Junction, Thalgasmankada, and Pan Wala. After mid-2016, there were no confirmed sightings of this female.
Male
Thalgasmankada 5:4 Male
His immense territory stretched all the way from Warahana in the North of the park down to Patanangala in the South of the park. He got nicknamed “Scarface” because of the scars on his face. He was also fondly known as “Kan Kotā” which means “One with the Short Ears” in Sinhalese.
Male
Suduwelimulla 3:2 Male (2014) [YM 11/Hitler]
Suduwellimulla 3:2 male was first photographed in July 2014, at Suduwelimulla. From the start, he was a healthy male and was good at socializing with his mother. After a long hiatus, he returned to Gōnalahaba in July 2020.
