Leopards of Wilpattu

1 Sighting

Percy Bendi Wewa Female 2 - PBWF 2

Locations of sightings

Percy Bendi Wewa

First Sighting

22nd August 2020 at 6.15pm

All sightings of Author & Guests

22nd August 2020 at 6.15pm one Leopard at Percy Bendi Wewa. N 08.33393, E 080.12952

The young female leopard walked in the direction of Percy Bendi Wewa. She was not disturbed by the few vehicles that kept their distance. She would stop to mark and sniff the bushes exhibiting typical leopard behavior. Unfortunately, as she walked down to water more safari jeeps arrived and some moved too close. The leopard moved across the bund in to the jungle. It was a young animal of about 2 years. Later upon examining her spot pattern I noted that this is my first sighting of this leopard. I named it Percy Bendi Wewa Female 2 with the code (PBWF 2) for the purpose of my study. ( Bathiya Senadhipathy and guide Tissa Ratnayake)

Percy Bendi Wewa Female 2-PBWF 2 - 22nd August 2020 at 6.15pm

The author visits Wilpattu National Park regularly and will update this website with his field notes and photographs of individual leopards as well as other species of fauna & flora observed in the park. His primary goal in launching this website is to create awareness among the general public of the fascinating bio diversity of the park and to highlight the importance of protecting it for generations to come. The author’s study of the leopards will be of importance for anyone who may be keen to identify the leopards they photograph in Wilpattu and learn more about them.

Anyone who may be interested in using the information or the photographs contained in this website for any educational, research or commercial purpose is kindly requested to contact the author and obtain his consent prior to doing so. ( Email : kithsiri@wilpattu.com )