Leopards of Wilpattu

2 Sightings

Nelum Wila Female 2 - NWF 2

Locations of sightings

Nelum Wila, Kokkare Villu upper road, Kokkare Villu to Kuruttupandi Villu

First Sighting

1st February 2020 at 3.50pm

All sightings of Author & Guests

13th September 2017 8.12am at Nelum Wila – Isuru Chathuranga
13th September 2017 8.19am at Nelum Wila – Anton Gihan
7th October 2017 10.42am at Nelum Wila Pitiya – Aron Sivaraja
2nd December 2017 4.17pm at Nelum Wila sand patch – Hemantha Wimalasena
15th February 2018 3.10pm at Nelum Wila - Hemantha Wimalasena
4th April 2018 4.40pm at Nelum Wila – Pathum Neeliya
13th April 2018 2.52pm at Nelum Wila – Balamurali Ellamurugan
13th April 2018 5.46pm at Nelum Wila (with NWFC – 3) – Enoka Mohotty
2nd June 2018 8.37am on Kokkare Villu Upper Road – Usiru Jinadasa
28th June 2018 8.19am at Nelum Wila – Shane Bayley
29th June 2018 4.52pm at Nelum Wila – Shane Bayley
30th June 2018 1.44pm at Nelum Wila – ShaneBayley
2nd August 2018 5.30pm between Nelum Wila and Maila Wila – Tharana Wasalaarachchi
10th September 2018 4.38pm between Nelum Wila and Panikkar Villu – Usiru Jinadasa
11th October 2018 at Manik Wila – Deepthi Rajapakse
22nd November 2019 7.30am between Kokkare Villu and Kuruttupandi Villu – Adeesha Salpitikorale
23rd November 2019 2.25pm between Kokkare Villu and Kuruttupandi Villu – Enoka Mohotty
25th December 2019 at Nelum Wila junction – Namal Kamalgoda
1st February 2020 3.50pm on Kokkare Villu upper road – KG
4th March 2020 1.50pm Kokkare Villu upper road – Jeevan Nishantha
9th March 2020 2.32pm Kokkare Villu upper road – KG
9th October 2020 5.29pm at Kuruttupandi junction – Ranjan Josiah
10th October 2020 8.00am between Kokkare Villu and Kuruttupandi Villu – Hemantha Wimalasena
10th October 2020 8.01am at Kuruttupandi junction – Ranjan Josiah
24TH October 2020 10.15am at Kokkare Villu sand dune – Hemantha Wimalasena
23rd August 2022 4.00pm Kokkare Villu upper road – Jeevan Nishantha
16th December 2022 6.50am at Nelum Wila, mating with Borupan Pitiya Male 1 (BPM 1) – Jeevan Nishantha
16th December 2022 6.50am at Nelum Wila, mating with Borupan Pitiya Male 1 (BPM 1) – Dilan Sankalpa Gamaarachchi
25th January 2023 3.45pm on Kokkare Villu upper road with Borupan Pitiya Male 1 (BPM 1) – Ananda Thenabadu
26th January 2023 11.55am on Kokkare Villu upper road with Borupan Pitiya Male 1 (BPM 1) – Pathum Neeliya
2nd July 2023 3.40pm on Kokkare Villu upper road close to the sand dune – Supun Jayathilake
12th July 2023 8.15am at Nelum Wila pitiya – Tissa Ratnayake
12th July 2023 8.30am Kokkare upper road close to Nelum Wila junction – Shane Bayley
12th July 2023 8.40am Nelum Wila Pitiya – Shane Bayley
2nd October 2023 2.30pm close to Nelum Wila sand patch – Bianca Ahangama
3rd October 2023 9.4am at Nelum Wila pitiya – Hemantha Wimalasena

9th March 2020 at 2.32pm one Leopard at Kokkare Villu upper road. N 08.42165, E 079.98225

The leopard was lying on the forest floor at the foot of a tree about 50 meters inside the forest and was hardly visible. We spotted him with the greatest of difficulty and managed to get a few record images just adequate to arrive at accurate identity. The leopard was Nelum Wila Female 2 NWF 2. (with guide Tissa Ratnayake)

Nelum Wila Female 2-NWF 2 - 9th March 2020 at 2.32pm

1st February 2020 at 3.50pm one Leopard at Kokkare Villu upper road. N 08.42128, E 079.98223

The leopard was lying at the foot of a tree and was partially covered with foliage. I managed to get a few images for record purposes and moved off to permit the others to have a view. Upon examining the spot pattern I realized that this is the female leopard that I have named as Nelum Wila Leopard 4 under Leopards of Wilpattu – Guest section. It is the same litter sibling of Nelum Wila Male 5 and Nelum Wila Female 3 (two tone) As this is my first sighting of this elusive female I named it Nelum Wila Female 2 (NWF 2).

Nelum Wila Female 2-NWF 2 - 1st February 2020 at 3.50pm