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Site Summary
The Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust works toward the conservation of Sri Lanka’s wild spaces via the conservation of the island's apex predator; the leopard. Our research and conservation efforts are island-wide. Our sites are within varied habitat types currently including arid forests (Yala NP), monsoon dry zone forests (Wanni jungles, Ritigala, Wilpattu NP, Gal Oya) mid montane forests (Dunumadalawa, Kandy), montane forests (Agra-Bopath, Peak Wilderness), and cloud forest (Horton Plains NP). Our main reasons for working in such wide habitat ranges is to better understand the land-use patterns of our leopard subspecies; their habitat preferences and adaptability in different habitat types; and to study their diet and prey preference in different areas of the country. It is only by gaining this knowledge that targeted conservation action plans can be achieved.
The Leopard Project:
NORTHERN FORESTS
DUNUMADALAWA FOREST
RITIGALA SNR
HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK LEOPARD POPULATION SURVEY 2012
RUHUNA (YALA) NATIONAL PARK
WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK
Patch Forest Project:
DUNUMADALAWA FOREST
THE PATCH FOREST PROJECT - DUCKWARI FOREST, KNUCKLES AREA
THE PATCH FOREST PROJECT - DUCKWARI FOREST, KNUCKLES AREA
PREVIOUS STUDY SITES
The Leopard Project:
CORRIDORS FOR CONSERVATION
PEAK WILDERNESS AREA & BOGAWANTALAWA VALLEY
GAL OYA NATIONAL PARK
RUHUNA (YALA) NATIONAL PARK BUFFER ZONE
PATCH FOREST PROJECT - SIGIRIYA
Patch Forest Project:
PATCH FOREST PROJECT - SIGIRIYA
THE PATCH FOREST PROJECT - GAL OYA LODGE PROPERTY
Research Stations:
DUNKELD CONSERVATION STATION - DICK OYA, SRI LANKA
THE GAL OYA RESEARCH STATION