Leopards of Yala - No sightings for the Last two years
Female
Thenuwara Wala 4:3 Female [YF 60/Vasana]
Thenuwara Wala 4:3 female was seen and photographed for the first time for our records at Thenuwara Wala which is close to Korawak Wewa in July 2021. She is a fully grown female with decent amount of confidence towards vehicles.
Male
Weli Wala 2:3 Male (2020) [YM 49/Krish]
Weli Wala 2:3 male was first seen and photographed in early 2020. We assume he was born in late 2019. It took some time to find out the mother of this male as she was very shy. His mother is the Weli Wala 4:3 female.
Male
Padi Kema 3:3 Male (2018/19) [YM 46/Hans]
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.
Male
Lōlugas Wala 2:2 Male (2018) [YM 45/Josh]
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.
Male
Komā Wewa 3:2 Male (2018/19) [YM 41/Brian]
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.
Male
Divul Kaele 3:3 Male (2019) [YM 48/Samuel]
Divul Kaele 3:3 male was born in early 2019, around the Y – Junction with his sister, the Divul Kaele 2:2 female. When compared with his sister, he is quite shy. By September 2020, part of this his right ear lobe was missing.
Female
Chethiya Road 2:3 Female (2018/19)
Chethiya Road 2:3 female was born in late 2018 and was first photographed in August 2019. Her mother is the Ākāsa Chethiya 2:3 female and this is her second known litter.
Female
Walas Wala 3:3 Female (2019)
Aluth Pāra 3:3 female was born in late 2019, with her brother, the Aluth Pāra 2:2 male. By the 9th of September 2020, she looked very weak due to the infection caused by the torn ear, which looked very bad.
Male
Walas Wala 2:3 Male (2019) [YM 60/Oma]
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.
