Leopards of Wilpattu Photo Gallery

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Leopards of Wilpattu
Leopards of Wilpattu
Leopards of Wilpattu
Leopards of Wilpattu

Palu Kola Wala Female 1 - PKWF 1

Locations of sightings

Maradanmaduwa, Galwanguwa, Palukola Wala, Thammanna Wala

First Sighting

2nd October 2022 at 6.50am

All sightings of Author & Guests

All sightings of Author & Guests

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  • 6th July 2017 6.01pm Maradanmaduwa Maha Wewa road – Indika Nettigama
  • 20th June 2017 6.13pm Divulgasmandiya – Anton Gihan
  • 24th October 2017 2.15pm at Palu Kola Wala – Achintha Piumal
  • 6th January 2018 5.26pm at Divulgasmandiya – Namal Kamalgoda
  • 18th February 2018 7.15am at Sohon Pitiya Wala - Saranga Mendis
  • 17th June 2018 5.41pm at Divulgasmandiya – Nilushan Wijesinghe
  • 17th June 2018 5.21pm at Divulgasmandiya – Ranjan Josiah
  • 8th July 2018 at Thammanna Wala – Adheesha Salpitikorale
  • 29th July 2018 5.50pm at Sohon Pitiya Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
  • 29th July 2018 5.57pm at Sohon Pitiya Wala – Pathum Neeliya
  • 17th August 2018 6.40am at Sohon Pitiya Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
  • 24th August 2018 11am at Sohon Pitiya Wala – Hemantha Wimalasena
  • 31st August 2018 4.40pm at Palu Kola Wala – Pathum Neeliya
  • 7th September 2018 at Thammanna Wala – Adheesha Salpitikorala
  • 16th September 2018 5.56pm at Palukola Wala – Ismile Salahudeen
  • 21st July 2019 7.21am at the Galwanguwa Pond with a cub   - Pathum Neeliya
  • 29th September 2019 6.42am at Palukola Wala with her male cub (Galwanguwa Leopard 1)– Hemantha Wimalasena
  • 4th July 2020 3.15pm at Palu Kola Wala with her first litter cub, Galwanguwa Male 1 – Hiranjan Dilshan
  • 30th January 2022 7.25am at Palukola Wala with her second litter cubs – Sandun Dushmantha Semasinghe
  • 2nd October 2022 6.50am at Thammanna Wala - KG
  • 2nd September 2023 9.41am at Palukola Wala – Sachin Perera
  • 22nd November 2024 9.24am about 200 meteres from Palukola Wala - KG

  • 22nd November 2024 at 9.25am one Leopard about 200 meters from Palukola Wala. N 08.36191, E 080.09566

    It was an adult female leopard. She was seated behind some bushed and was partly covered. As I brought the vehicle to a stop, she moved quickly into the forest. I only managed to get a few images of her left flank spot pattern, but to my utter disappointment the mages were of very low quality. I usually adjust the settings of my cameras to suit the light conditions of the day before entering the park. It was my misfortune that I had forgotten to adjust my camera settings to suite the overcast day. It was a heavy price to pay as it was the only leopard sighting for the day, and I had made a mess of it. The leopard was Palukola Wala Female 1 (PKWF 1). My only sighting of this elusive female was in October 2022 close to Thammanna Wala.

    • Palu Kola Wala Female 1-PKWF 1 - 22nd November 2024 at 9.25am

  • 2nd October 2022 at 6.50am an adult female leopard at Thammanna Wala. N 08.35115, E 080.11720

    I saw the leopard on the left edge of the road from a distance just before reaching Thammanna Wala and brought the vehicle to a halt at an angle. As I started to take photographs she walked on to the road and moved into the forest. I waited for a bout 15 minutes but an alarm call from a Giant Squirrel indicated that she had moved some distance in to the forest. Upon checking the spot pattern on her forehead, I was thrilled to note that this is one of the leopards that had eluded me for almost two years despite receiving many images of her taken by other on the main road from Maradanmaduwa to Thammanna Wala. The first record of her was from Maradanmaduwa Maha Wewa road in July 2017. I estimated her age to be around 7 and a half years. She is the mother of Galwanguwa Male 1 (GWMC 1), that I had photographed. In January 2021 she was seen with two cubs at Palukola Wala. I had included this female in the Leopards of Wilpattu – Guest section as Maradanmaduwa Leopard 2 as she was initially seen around Maradanmaduwa and Galwanguwa. As she is usually seen around Palukola Wala I named her Palukola Wala Female 1 with the code (PKWF 1) for the purpose of my study.

    • Palu Kola Wala Female 1-PKWF 1 - 2nd October 2022 at 6.50am Palu Kola Wala Female 1-PKWF 1 - 2nd October 2022 at 6.50am Palu Kola Wala Female 1-PKWF 1 - 2nd October 2022 at 6.50am