Leopards of Wilpattu - Guest

This section depicts images and limited information of “new” leopards captured by photographers other than the author at Wilpattu National Park. The author will carefully examine the photos received of such leopards and compare them with the leopards already photographed/studied by him (Leopard of Wilpattu) prior to including them in this section. A leopard in this section will be transferred to the main study group of leopards (Leopard of Wilpattu) if photographed by the author subsequently. The list of sightings for each leopard is updated upon receiving photographic evidence of a sighting. The given name of a leopard is based on the location from where the first sighting is reported to the author. The date and location of sightings of each leopard is provided along with one image. As with all other images in this site they can be enlarged by simply clicking on each photo. The name of the photographer appears at the bottom of each enlarged photo.

The author is extremely grateful to all the photographers who contribute to his study by submitting their images of Leopards from Wilpattu National Park along with accurate information of the location of the sighting.

53 New Leopards    

Ath Hevana Leopard 1

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Ath Hevana Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 29th August 2018 7.44pm between Ath Hevana and Wilpattu Safari Camp – Hemantha Wimalasena

Borupan Pitiya Leopard 1

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Borupan Pitiya Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 7th September 2013 5.52pm at Borupan Pitiya – Namal Kamalgoda

Borupan Pitiya Leopard 2

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Borupan Pitiya Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 18th October 2020 3.50pm at Borupan Pitiya – Ismail Salahudeen
• 27th January 2021 2.00pm between Boralu Wala and Walas Wala – Anton Gihan
• 26th March 2021 7.16am at Humbas Wala – Ruwanjala Jayawardena
• 13th August 2022 11.15am at Walas Wala – Raveendra Siriwardena

Borupan Pitiya Leopard 3

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Borupan Pitiya Leopard 3 - Guests Sightings

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• 19th September 2023 5.07pm at Borupan Pitiya on Lunu Wewa road – Lahiru Dissanayake
• 24th January 2024 9.40am Lunu Wewa Road – Pathum Neeliya

Borupan Pitiya Leopard 4

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Borupan Pitiya Leopard 4 - Guests Sightings

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• 19th September 2023 5.07pm at Borupan Pitiya on Lunu Wewa road – Lahiru Dissanayake

Borupan Wila Leopard 1

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Borupan Wila Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 13th July 2018 12.00noon at Borupan Wila – Anton Gihan

Divulgas Mandiya Leopard 2

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Divulgas Mandiya Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 17th Match 2023 5.30pm at Divulgas Mandiya – Pathum Neeliya
• 17th March 2023 2.35pm at Divulgas Mandiya – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 24th March 2023 3.45pm at Divulgas Mandiya with Divulgasmandiya Leopard 1 – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 14th April 2023 4.00pm between Thammanna Wala and Kalagedi Bokkuwa – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 14th April 2023 4.15pm at Kalagedi Bokuwa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 16th September 2023 11.00am at the water hole on Maradanmaduwa Mahah Wewa road – Namal Kamalgoda

Divulges Mandiya Leopard 1

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Divulges Mandiya Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 3rd October 2022 4.10pm at Divulgas Mandiya – Anton Gihan
• 4th March 2023 3.45pm at Divulgas Mandiya with Palukola Wala leopard 2 – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 17th March 2023 5.35 at Divulgas Mandiya – Pathum Neeliya
• 29th March 2023 5.30pm at Thammanna Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 26th April 2023 8.29am at Kalagedi Bokkuwa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 2nd September 4.15am at Palukola Wala – Sachin Perera
• 8th October 2023 4.30pm at Maha Wewa Bungalow – Anton Gihan

Down Hall Pitiya Leopard 1

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Down Hall Pitiya Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 2nd June 2019 6.11am at Down Hall Pitiya – Enoka Mohotty
• 28th August 2019 3.10pm at Down Hall pitiya – Pathum Neeliya
• 15th February 2020 3.15pm between Kumutu Villu and Kanjuran Villu – Pathum Neeliya

Downhall pitiya leopard 2

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Downhall pitiya leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 23rd December 2022 between Downhall Pitiya and Mana Wila sand patch – Sajith Pushpa Kumara
• 13th April 2023 between Mana Wila sand pacth and Manan Wila – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 22nd February 2024 12.35pm Kokkare Villu upper road – Pathum Neeliya

Galge Viharaya Leopard 1

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Galge Viharaya Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 30th July 2017 6.57am at Galge Viharaya – Chaminda Atapattu

Ibba Wala Leopard 1

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Ibba Wala Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 13th February 2016 6.00pm between Ibba Wala to Maradanmaduwa – Jayaruwan Mannapperuma.
• 4th October 2016 3.45pm at Ibba Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 23rd July 2019 5.50pm at Humbas Wala with MMM 3 – Malith Patabendi

Kaali Villu Leopard 1

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Kaali Villu Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 10th September 2020 3.30pm between Kaali Villu and Kanjuran Villu – Ifham Raji
• 31st January 2022 at Kanjuran Villu – Sarinda Unambuwa
• 21 April 2023 2.58pm at Kanjuran Villu – Lahiru Kottegoda
• 29th March 2024 12.05pm at Kaali Villu – Pathum Neeliya

Kaali Villu Leopard 2

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Kaali Villu Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 20 th of May 2022 11.50am at Kaali Villu with her two cubs – Isanka Kumara

Kaali Villu Leopard 3

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Kaali Villu Leopard 3 - Guests Sightings

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• 20th of May 2022 11.50am at Kaali Villu with its mother Kaali Vilu Leopard 2 – Isanka Kumara
• 6th February 2023 8.45am between Mare Villu and Kaali Villu – Pathum Neeliya

Kaali Villu Leopard 4

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Kaali Villu Leopard 4 - Guests Sightings

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• 20th of May 2022 11.50am at Kaali Villu with its mother Kaali Vilu Leopard 2 – Isanka Kumara
• 17th June 2023 12.00noon close to Kokkare Villu Sand dunes – Supun Jayathilake

Kattarambu Villu Leopard 1

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Kattarambu Villu Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 23rd July 2015 12.23pm at Kattarambu Villu – Indika Nettigama

Kokkare Villu Leopard 1

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Kokkare Villu Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 27th June 2018 5.38pm at Kokkare Villu junction – Shane Bayley

Kombansanchapooval Leopard 1

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Kombansanchapooval Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 9th March 2017 4.21pm at Kombansanchaipooval – Namal Kamalgoda
• 28th March 2017 7.16am between Tala Wila and Panikkar Villu – Prasad Tharanga

Koone Gaha Ela Leopard 1

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Koone Gaha Ela Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 5th December 2019 9.29am at Kone Gaha Ela – Nuwan Devinda
• 23rd December 2019 5.53pm at Kone Gaha Ela – Pathum Neeliya
• 23rd February 2020 6.45am between Kone Gaha Ela and Ranawara Pitiya – Nuwan Devinda
• 27th February 2020 6.08pm between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Lahiru Dissanayake
• 28th February 2020 7.00am at Kone Gaha Ela – Isuru Dayananda
• 28th February 2020 8.11am between Park Entrance and Kone Gaha Ela with its mother Park Entrance Leopard 1– Anton Gihan
• 3rd March 2020 10.56 between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Jeevan Nishantha
• 13th March 2020 6.50am between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela - Jeevan Nishantha
• 13th March 2020 7.16am between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Lahiru Dissanayake
• 13th March 2020 6.13pm between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Namal Kamalgoda
• 13th March 2020 6.15pm between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Lahiru Dissanayake
• 15th July 2020 6.26pm at Kone Gaha Ela – Lahiru Dissanayake

Maha Wewa Leopard 2

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Maha Wewa Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 29 th June 2019 5.30pm at Maha Wewa – Namal Kamalgoda

Maha Wewa Leopard 4

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Maha Wewa Leopard 4 - Guests Sightings

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• 27th July 2019 6.45am between Kukulkatuwa junction and Maha Wewa – Dilini Dias
• 18th June 2020 6.23pm at Percy Bendi Wewa with THWF 2 and other two female siblings – Namal Kamalgoda

Maha Wewa Leopard 6

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Maha Wewa Leopard 6 - Guests Sightings

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• 20th September 2020 8.45am at the sandy stream between Maha Wewa and Maradanmaduwa – Viduranga Sampath
• 20th September 2020 4.00pm at the sandy stream between Maha Wewa and Maradanmaduwa – Viduranga Sampath

Mahapatessa Leopard 1

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Mahapatessa Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 8th September 2013 7.58am at Mahapatessa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 11th July 2014 at Kumbuk Wila uda para sand patch – Amoda Kannangara

Mahapatessa Leopard 2

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Mahapatessa Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 4th July 2017 7.20am at Mahapatessa – Dinuka Y. Ranasinghe
• 7th September 2017 4.35pm at Borupan pitiya – C.K.Dissanayake

Mana Wila Leopard 2

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Mana Wila Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 26th August 2020 6.02 between Mana Wila and Down Hall Pitiya – Pathum Neeliya
• 18th August 2022 5.50pm at Herathhamy Wala (Thelambugas Wala) – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 18th August 2022 5.50pm at Herathhamy Wala (Thelambugas Wala) – Palitha Anthony

Mara Wila Leopard 1

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Mara Wila Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 29th December 2017 9.31am at Mara Wila – Indika Nettigama

Maradanmaduwa Leopard 5

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Maradanmaduwa Leopard 5 - Guests Sightings

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• 4th September 2018 6.00pm at Maradanmaduwa – Yasith Rajapaksha
• 6th September 2018 at Maradanmaduwa – Adheesha Salpitikorale
• 29th September 2019 7.10am at Maradanmaduwa – Hemantha Wimalasena

Maradanmaduwa Leopard 6

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Maradanmaduwa Leopard 6 - Guests Sightings

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• 13th August 2021 8.00am between Thambioluwa and Maradanmaduwa with its mother MMFC 1 – Isanka Kumara
• 28th January 2022 8.15am at Thambioluwa with some injuries to its upper neck – Hiranjan Dilshan

Maradanto Maha Leopard 2

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Maradanto Maha Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 23rd July 2023 7.50am between Maradanmaduwa to Maha Wewa with its mother and male sibling MaradantoMaha Leopard 1 – Pathum Neeliya

Nelum Wila Leopard 1 ( same litter with NWMC 2 )

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Nelum Wila Leopard 1 ( same litter with NWMC 2 ) - Guests Sightings

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• 9th July 2014 9.39am – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 15th January 2015 11.38am between Nelum Wila and Borupan Junction – Palitha Anthony
• 15TH January 2015 1.58pm between Nelum Wila and Borupan Junction – Namal Jayatilake

Nelum Wila Leopard 2

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Nelum Wila Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 9th July 2014 9.17am at Nelum Wila – Gehan Rajapaksha

Nelum Wila Leopard 3

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Nelum Wila Leopard 3 - Guests Sightings

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• 3rd May 2016 at 6.31pm at Nelum Wila Pitiya – Saranga Mendis

Nelum Wila Leopard 6

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Nelum Wila Leopard 6 - Guests Sightings

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• 2nd December 2017 at 4.17pm Nelum Wila sand patch with Nelum Leo 4 – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 27th June 2018 5.57pm at Nelum Wila – Shane Bayley
• 18th May 2019 3.05pm at Nelum Wila sand patch – Yasith Rajapaksha
• 13th February 2021 5.45pm at Kuruttupandi Villu – Toshan Wijeratne

Palu Kola Wala Leopard 1

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Palu Kola Wala Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 17th December 2021 10.30am at Palu Kola Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 30th January 2022 7.45am at Palu Kola Wala – Sandun Dushmantha Semasinghe
• 5th July 2023 7.18am at Palu Kola Wala – Namal Kamalgoda

Panikkar Villu Leopard 1

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Panikkar Villu Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 30th December 2017 9.20am on Panikkar Villu upper road – Indika Nettigama
• 13th January 2018 12.12pm at Panikkar Villu – Anton Gihan

Panikkar Villu Leopard 2

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Panikkar Villu Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 21st February 2022 1.50pm at Panikkar Villu Y junction – Anton Gihan

Park Entrance Leopard 1

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Park Entrance Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 5th October 2017 7.43am under the Tamarind tree close to the park entrance – Enoka Mohotty
• 2nd April 2018 6.17pm close to the park entrance – Ismail Salahudeen
• 9th May 2018 6.20pm at Konegaha Ela (park entrance) – Pathum Neeliya
• 4th June 2018 5.58pm 200 meters from the park entrance – Anton Gihan
• 28th February 2019 6.59am between park entrance and Ranawara pitiya – Yasith Rajapakshe
• 11th March 2019 11.58pm at Kongaha Ara – Namal Kamalgoda
• 28th February 2020 8.11am between Park Entrance and Kone Gaha Ela with its cub Kone Gaha Ela Leopard 1 – Anton Gihan
• 21st September 2021 6.30am between Park entrance and Kone Gaha Ela – Thivan Kavinda
• 19th December 2023 6.50am at Kone Gaha Ela with her two cubs – Hemantha Wimalasena

Park Entrance Leopard 2

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Park Entrance Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 21st September 2021 6.30am between the park entrance and kone Gaha Ela – Thivan Kavinda

Percy Bendi Wewa Leopard 1

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Percy Bendi Wewa Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 29th May 2016 6.18pm at Percy Bendi Wewa – Sivagajan Arudchelvam
• 2nd July 2017 6.21pm at Percy Bendi Wewa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 29th July 2017 6.03am at Percy Bendi Wewa – Ranjan Josiah
• 19th August 2017 5.40pm at Percy Bendi Wewa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 31st December 2018 10.15am at Ranawara Pitiya – Pathum Neeliya
• 6th June 2019 5.30pm at Percy Bendi Wewa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 27th August 2019 9.22am at Percy Bendi Wewa – Yasith Rajapaksha

Periya Uppu Villu Leoaprd 1

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Periya Uppu Villu Leoaprd 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 28th August 2016 5.44pm at Periya Uppu Villu – Balamurali Ellamurugan

Ranawara pitiya Leopard 1

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Ranawara pitiya Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 3rd April 2019 6.17pm at Ranawara pitiya - Anton Gihan

Tala Wila Leoaprd 2

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Tala Wila Leoaprd 2 - Guests Sightings

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• November 2015 at Tala Wila – NHK TV Crew
• 28TH January 2016 4.38pm at Tala Wila – Indika Nettigama
• 29th January 2016 at Aalam Villu – NHK TV Crew
• 14th September 2016 4.46pm at Tala Wila – Palitha Antony

Tala Wila Leopard 3

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Tala Wila Leopard 3 - Guests Sightings

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• 28th June 2020 12.58pm at Tala Wila – Pathum Neeliya

Tala Wila Leopard 4

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Tala Wila Leopard 4 - Guests Sightings

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• 28th June 2020 12.58pm with KSPF 1 & Tala Wila Leopard 3 at Tala Wila – Pathum Neeliya
• 13th October 2021 10.10am on Pomparippu road about 100 meters from Tala Wila – Hashantha Lokugamage
• 13th October 2021 10.10am on Pomparippu road about 100 meters from Tala Wila – Nilushan Wijesinghe
• 27th December 2021 12.55pm Tala Wila – Sumali Weerasooriya
• 19th January 2022 4.45pm at Thimbiri Wila – Sandun Dushmantha Semasinghe
• 21st January 2022 9.35am at Thammanna Gaha Junction – Isanka Kumara

Tala Wila Leopard 5

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Tala Wila Leopard 5 - Guests Sightings

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• 12th October 2021 8.pm at Tala Wila bungalow premises – Hashantha Kokugamage
• 12th October 2021 8.pm at Tala Wila bungalow premises – Nilushan Wijesinghe
• 15th October 2021 9.00pm at Tala Wila bungalow premises – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 17th March 2022 1.00pm at Tala Wila – Yasith Rajapaksha
• 9th June 2022 12.10pm between Kuruttupnadi junction and Kudapatessa – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 13th June 2023 3.20pm at Nelum Wila Pitiya – Pathum Neeliya

Thambi Oluwa Leopard 2

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Thambi Oluwa Leopard 2 - Guests Sightings

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• 21st September 2016 6.22am at Thambi Oluwa – Adheesha Salpitikorala
• 7th April 2017 4.38pm at Thambi Oluwa – Isuru Chathuranga
• 28th July 2017 10.28am at Thambi Oluwa – Hiranjan Dilshan
• 28th July 2017 9.19am at Thambi Oluwa – Dhammika Priyantha Seneviratne
• 26th August 2017 6.43am at Humbas Wala – Achintha Piyumal
• 12th November 2017 2.25pm at Humbas Wala – Pathum Neeliya
• 14th November 2017 8.00am between Humbas Wala & Boralu Wala – Pathum Neeliya
• 14th November 2017 2.00pm between Humbas Wala & Boralu Wala – Achintha Piumal
• 15th November 2017 9.02am between Humbas Wala & Boralu Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 3rd December 2017 8.00am between Thambioluwa and Boraluwala – Hemantha Wimalasena
• 22nd February 2018 9.10am at Thambioluwa – Dhanula Jayasinghe
• 29th March 2018 8.58am at Maradanmaduwa – Pathum Neeliya
• 2nd June 2018 12.55pm at Maradanmaduwa – Pathum Neeliya
• 9th June 2018 2.44pm at Maradanmaduwa – Hiranjan Dilshan
• 2nd July 2018 9.08am at Maradanmaduwa – Pathum Neeliya
• 2nd July 2018 Maradanmaduwa – Adheesha Salpitikorala
• 6th September 2018 between Kuda Boralu Wala and Ibba Wala – Adheesha Salpitikorala

Thambioluwa Leopard 3

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Thambioluwa Leopard 3 - Guests Sightings

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• 3rd August 2019 9.35am at Thambioluwa pond with MMFC 1 – Nuwan Devinda
• 12th December 2019 10.57am at Maradanmaduwa – Yasith Rjapaksha
• 1st September 2020 4.40pm at Maradanmaduwa – Namal Kamalgoda
• 29th September 2020 4.30pm at Maradanmaduwa – Hasantha Lokugamage
• 31st October 2020 2.50pm Maradanmaduwa Pitiya – Nuwan Sanjeewa

Thambioluwa Leopard 4

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• 26 th January 2021 5.15pm at Thambioluwa – Randika Rathugamage

Uththamada Aru Leopard 1

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Uththamada Aru Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 3rd January 2023 5.50pm UththamadaAru Bridge Moolakandaweli – Amith  Wirasinha
• 27th January 2024 5.50pm at Pomparippu – Amith Wirasingha

Vilanda Wala Leopard 1

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Vilanda Wala Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 26th March 2019 4.00pm on Lunu Wewa road – Nuwan Devinda
• 19th July 2019 3.07pm at Vilanda Wala – Gayathri Mohan
• 7th August 2019 5.20pm on Kumbuk Wila upper road – Hemantha Wimalasena

Walas Wala Leopard 1

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Walas Wala Leopard 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 6th January 2014 at Walas Wala – Rajiv Welikala

Weli Ela Leopard – 1

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Weli Ela Leopard – 1 - Guests Sightings

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• 15th January 2017 5.00pm between Weli Ela and Divul Pitiya – Dinal Gunaratne