Carnivores in the Heart of Sri Lanka

A kabaragoya at Hampden Terrace Wellawatte … pix by Gina Fernando

A Black Leopard at Nallatanniya Sri Pada Forest Reserve

… leopard tranquilized in attempt to save his life .... a vain effort as it turned out

Another instance of a leopard (normal species and standard size unlike the black giant) trapped by a snare laid for wild boar at Yatiyantota

THE CONTRAST: A Vista of Normality

A male leopard reposing in smug satisfaction ….

How say we?

Well …….

Witness the preliminaries

AN AUSSIE RESPONSE …. LACONIC

An Aussie pal in Adelaide sent an immediate riposte depicting a man-eater in his back garden ….

An illustration demonstrating why Sri Lanka is a “lucky country”