Leopards - Wilpattu, Sri Lanka

 

Wilpattu was quiet last week with all the Covid-19 scares and fortunately, we were in the park. I'd have seen about 4 different vehicles within the park on our different drives. It was avery different experience from Yala with drivers cooperating with each other and actually tracking animals instead of being on the phone. We came across this pair of mating leopards on one of our morning drives and were able to watch them for about 15 minutes before they moved deeper into the jungle. This photograph was taken during one of their interactions.

Leopard - Kumana, Sri Lanka

 

We were fortunate to come across this leopard during an early morning round in Kumana a few days ago. It was nice to be in a park where you didn't have to deal with over crowding and noise at a sighting. We had this more or less to ourselves with a couple of other jeeps turning up as the leopard finished drinking and walked into the bush.

Leopard at Wel Mal Kema - Yala, Sri Lanka

Wel Mal Kema is one of my favourite areas in Yala. It's rocky, not the easiest place to get to and as a result, not visited by too many people. I try to drive through there at least once when i'm in the park regardless of my chances of seeing something. Was fortunate enough to come across this Leopard on one occasion. It crossed the road in front of us paused on top of a rock long enough for me to get this shot and then disappeared into the bush.