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Aalam Villu - N 8 24.092 E 79 57.238

Aalam Villu

03/08/2014

Aalam Villu

12/24/2012

Aalam Villu

12/31/2013

Aalam Villu

08/12/2012

This beautiful water body is located about 200 meters from Panikkar Villu on the on the road to Kanjuan Villu.

Spotted Deer and Barking Deer can be commonly seen at this locality. Lone bull Elephants often visit this water body after the rains from October to April to feed on the growth of tender reeds.

In August 2012 I photographed an Indian Nightjar with a tiny immature at this locality.

I have had many sightings of leopards here. The Aalam Villu Male 1 (AVM 1) was first recorded from this locality and Kombansanchipooval Male 2 (KSPMC 2) was seen on a few occasions.

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 )