Leopards of Yala - Female

Heen Wewa bungalow 1:1 female was born in early 2017, around Heen Wewa and the Heen Wewa Bungalow area. Her mother is the Heen Wewa 3:2 female. She was photographed a few times in May 2018, around the same area.

She is seen very rarely. She was first seen and photographed for identification in June 2014, around the Heen Wewa area. She was photographed in May 2018, around the Heen Wewa Bungalow area with her sub-adult daughter, the Heen Wewa Bungalow 1:1 female. In the same month, she was observed to be limping as she was walking.

Heen Wewa 3:3 female was photographed in January 2013, at Heen Wewa. She had a sister, who is the Heen Wewa 2:3 female. After 2014, there are no records of this female.

Heen Wewa 2-3 female was first photographed as a cub in April 2014, at Heen Wewa with her sister, the Heen Wewa 3-3 female cub. Their mother is the Heen Wewa 3:2 female. This is her first known litter. After 2014, there are no records of this female.

This shy female was first photographed in May 2016 near Halmilla Wewa, close to the Katagamuwa entrance. This female was shown to be very elusive.

She was one of the most easily distinguishable leopards in the park due to the striking difference in her eye colors. Her right eye is creamy colored like an owl’s while the other had a rich honey hue to it. This situation is known as Heterochromia iridium. She was initially recorded in 2016, around Gerimas Pokuna in the North part of Yāla block 1.

Digan Wala 2:3 female was first photographed at the Ākāsa Chethiya Road, Medha Pāra Road (close to Rawum Wala) in October 2011, with her mother Kaluwara Bōkkuwa 2:4 female.

Buthawa spill 2:3 female was a well-built female compared to her peers and she was first photographed for identification in August 2010, at Buthawa Spill Road which leads towards the Ākāsa Chethiya.