Leopards of Yala - Female

When she was photographed for the first time with her mother, the Kotābendi Wewa 1:2 female, she was very young. Roughly about three months old in July 2015. In November 2016, she was photographed with a fawn kill around Kotābendi Wewa.

Korawak Wewa 3:3 female was first seen and photographed in mid-2015, at Korawak Wewa. Again, in December 2016, she was spotted and photographed. She was a very shy female, even then.

Kohombagas Wala 2:3 female was first photographed in February 2012, near Kotigala. Few sightings were recorded closer to Kohombagas Wala also. There are no further records of her apart from the above sightings.

Katagamuwa 3:4 female was first seen and photographed in late 2014, just outside the Katagamuwa Park Entrance in the Katagamuwa Wildlife Sanctuary. Even by that time, she was old.

Karawgas Wala 4:4 female was first photographed in November 2014, around Ūraniya and Karawgas Wala. She was photographed with the Rathmal Wala 4:5 male (Harak Hora/Cattle Thief when it was just a sub-adult male), playing on a rock, in November 2015.

She has proven herself as a successful mother by raising her cubs up to adulthood. Those cubs also grew up to be successful mothers with the passage of time. This female was seen originally around Medha Pāra, close to the Karuwala Bōkkuwa in November 2009.

Kaluwara Bokkuwa 3:4 female was born in late 2017, with her brother. This female grew very shy while her brother became brave and outgoing. Until March 2019, there were only a few sightings of this female around Kaluwara Bōkkuwa, Rawum Wala (in Medha Pāra), Gōnalahaba Ground, Suduwelimulla, and Yāla Wewa.

Jamburagala 3:2 female was first photographed in November 2017, at the Jamburagala Road. She is not a frequently seen female therefore the existing photographic evidence is not adequate.

This young female was first seen and photographed in April 2017, around the Jamburagala area. Surprisingly, there were no more sightings after this initial run-in.