Leopards of Wilpattu

1 Sightings

Ranawara Pitiya Male 3 - RPM 3

Locations of sightings

Ranawara Pitiya, One Gaha Ela

First Sighting

5th September 2021 at 6.02pm

5th September 2021 at 6.02pm a big male leopard between Ranawara Pitiya and Kone Gaha Ela. N 08.32491, E 080.13879
Upon spotting the leopard the vehicle ahead of me stopped and the cat moved into the forest and sat on its hunches. His face was covered by foliage. I reversed my vehicle a little so that I had a less obstructed view and managed to get a few images of its head adequate for identification. The next moment the leopard moved further into the forest. Later upon examining the spot pattern I was surprised to note that this is a new leopard and I had not even received images of this cat from any one earlier. I named it Ranawara Pitiya Male 3 (RPM 3) for the purposes of my study.