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Rawum Wala 3:3 Female (2008-2020) [YF 05/Stessi]

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[Rawum = round, Wala = waterhole]

Rawum Wala 3:3 female was born in late 2008 around Gonalahaba plain and Medha Pāra area. Then she was photographed around the Kotābendi Wewa area in June 2011. She managed to establish her territory successfully around Rawum Wala, Ākāsa Chethiya road on Medha Pāra and Kotasiyabala once she was mature enough.

She has proven her innate ability to foster successful litters by producing three. In her first known litter, she had one male cub which was the Rawum Wala 3:3 male. That cub was born in late 2013. He separated from her by early 2015, and no confirmed sighting was reported after that.

She bore two sons in her second litter and they were quite successful in surviving around the same area. They were born in early 2016 and were designated as the Rawum Wala 3:2 male and the Rawum Wala 1:1 male.

In July 2017, she was seen at Ruk Vila, mating with the Suduwelimulla 3:2 male.

In February 2018, she was seen with her third and last known litter of two cubs, who were about two months old in Meda Pāara and Gōnalahaba Ground. Those cubs are the Kaluwara Bōkkuwa 3:4 female and the Kaluwara Bōkkuwa 2:3 male. The Kosgasmankada 2:3 male had been tolerating the new cubs as she was able to share a buffalo kill which Kosgasmankada male made in February 2018 at Gonalahaba ground.

In April 2018, she tried to kill a stray dog in front of safari jeeps around Gōnalahaba Pitiya.

She was found living in a fairly large area, large even for a female. Those areas include Kotasiyabale, Andhun Oruwa Wewa, Yāla Junction, Gōnalahaba Ground, Ruk Vila, Rawum Wala 1 and 2, Karuwala Bōkkuwa, and Ākāsa Chethiya.

The female cub of her third litter did not survive but the male cub was a success. With the male cub, she started to move towards the South of block 1 by mid-2019. In the latter part of 2019, she was seen around Ruk Vila, Buthawa Pitiya, Rathmal Wala, and Karawgas Wala.

Since early 2020, there were no confirmed sightings of this female.

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River Valley 3:4 Male (2023) [YM 76/Chello]

In July 2024, a fascinating behavioral observation was made. While River Valley 3:4 Male was nearby, his mother, River Valley 2:1 Female, was seen mating with the dominant Lolugas Wala Male at Kotabendi Wewa, hinting at possible shifts in the social dynamics of the area.

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River Valley 2:1 Female [YF 67/Cherry]

River Valley 2:1 Female first appeared in the northern region of Yala Block 1 in August 2022, shortly after the untimely death of Kotabendi 1:2 Female. Following this event, River Valley 2:1 successfully claimed the vacant territory. Based on her lack of prior sightings, we speculate that she was likely born beyond the river in Block 2.

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Maila Wala 3:3 Male (2021) [YM 61/ Nilame]

In April 2024, he had a close encounter with Pan Wala male, resulting in visible scars on Maila Wala male’s face. These scars mark his ongoing battles as he strives to establish his territory among the dominant males.

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Kaakkan Wala 3:4 Female [YF 77/Shelly]

Kaakkan Wala female was born in mid-2022 and her mother is Divul Kale 2:2 Female (this is her first known litter). This female cub was seen within her mother’s territory which includes Pan Wala, Thalgasmankada, Darshana Wewa junction, Modharagala, and Y – Junction.

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Debaragas Wala 3:2 Male [YM 75/James]

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Kohomba-Kema 3:3 Male [YM 72/Scott]

Throughout the year 2022, they were regularly seen playing and resting on top of the rock bed and they were the star leopards of the North of Yala block 1. The Kohomba-Kema 3:3 male was first recorded with his two siblings (Kohomba-Kema 2:1 female and Kohomba-Kema 2:2 male) and their mother in December 2021. He was a few months old cub back then. Their mother is theY-Junction 2:2 Female 2 (this happens to be her second known litter).

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Kohomba-Kema 2:2 Male [ YM 73/Spencer]

They were the star leopards of North of Yala block 1 in the year 2022. All three cubs mainly were seen around Kohomba-Kema area of New road and hence given the name Kohomba-Kema cubs. Throughout the year 2022, they were regularly seen playing and resting on top of the rock bed and they were the star leopards in North of Yala block 1.

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Kohomba-Kema 2:1 Female [YF 71/Salomi]

They were the star leopards of North of Yala block 1 in the year 2022. All three cubs were mostly seen around Kohomba-Kema area of New road and hence given the name Kohomba-Kema cubs. Throughout the year 2022, they were regularly seen playing and resting on top of the rock bed and they were the star leopards in North of Yala block 1.

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Maliththan-Kotu Wala 3:3 Female [YF 64/Sansa]

The Maliththan Kotu Wala 3:3 female was seen as a months-old cub around the Welamalkema area in August 2021. Her mother is the Welmalkema 4:4 Female (2017). This is her first known litter. Initially, this young cub was quite shy, unlike her mother, in her young stages. But with time, she grew to become quite comfortable around vehicles.