Leopards of Yala - Males
Padi Kema 3:3 male was born in late 2018 around the Ruk Vila area. In January 2020, there was this amazing sighting of this young male making a perfectly executed wild boar kill around the Digan Wala area. He was sighted again, killing a grey langur at Meynert Wewa.
The new king of the North, Lōlugas Wala 4:3 male was first seen in November 2018 as a very young cub with his two siblings. By mid-2020, he started to explore new areas that were away from his mother’s territory. This male was seen at Gōnagala Wewa in September 2020 and he moved back to Kotigala in October 2020.
Lōlugas Wala 2:2 male was first seen in November 2018, as a very young cub with his two siblings. Though his two siblings were seen recently, this male was last seen in early 2020. They were seen around Ūraniya road, Debaragas Wala, Lōlugas Wala, Palugas Wala 1&2, Siyambalagas Wala, Welmalkema, and Kotigala.
Komā Wewa 3:2 male was born in late 2018, around Komā Wewa. He was seen around Komā Wewa, Kotasiyabale, and Maila Wala of Medha Pāra. In November 2019, he was seen at Thalgasmankada, Darshana Wewa Junction, and Warahana. Since then, there haven’t been many sightings of this male.
Aluth Pāra 2:3 male was born in late 2019, with his sister, the Aluth Pāra 3:3 Female. They were first seen and photographed in December 2019 at Aluth Pāra. Though his sister wasn’t seen with them since September 2020, this male and his mother were seen from time to time around Warahana and Aluth Pāra.
This male was first seen and photographed in February 2020, with his sister, the Agil Wala 2:2 Female, around Agil Wala of Medha Pāra. Their mother is the Mōdharagala 2:3 female and this is her second known litter. Unlike his sister, this male is confident in the presence of vehicles.
Weli Āra 2:2 male was first photographed for identification in December 2017, near the Weli Āra Junction. He is quite easy to identify due to his short tail. Weli Āra 2:2 male took the territory from the old Jamburagala 4:5 male in 2018 (since late 2018, the Jamburagala male was missing).