Leopards of Wilpattu

1 Sightings

Kuruttupandi Female 1 - KRPFC 1

Locations of sightings

Kuruttupandi Villu, KudapatessaIllanda Motte to Manikrala Uraniya

First Sighting

10th May 2025 at 3.47pm

10th May 2025 at 3.47pm spotted another leopard on a high up branch of a tree down Kuruttupandi upper road. N 08.43651, E 079.98084

It was a young female leopard that was partly covered by the foliage and branches. The young leopardess was not disturbed by the vehicles parked on the road and appeared quite relaxed. Later upon examination of its spot pattern I noted that this is one of the second litter cubs of Manikrala Uraniya Female 1 (MRUF 1) popularly referred by the jeep drivers as Kuruttupandi Female. I estimated its age to be around one year and 4 months. As this is my first sighting of this cub, I named it Kuruttupandi Female 1 with the code KRPFC 1 for the purpose of my study.