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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Leopards Exhibit Nuanced Predation Patterns but Rely on Wild Prey in a Human-Dominated Agricultural Landscape in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.

P H Suranga Chanaka Kumara, Andrew M Kittle, Anjali C Watson, Sandun J Perera, Nimalka Sanjeewani, Saminda P Fernando

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P H Suranga Chanaka KumaraFaculty of Graduate Studies Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka Belihuloya Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4679-1643
Andrew M KittleThe Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust Colombo Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-4766
Anjali C WatsonThe Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust Colombo Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5434-7227
Sandun J PereraDepartment of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka Belihuloya Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4241-0062
Nimalka SanjeewaniThe Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust Colombo Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-9658
Saminda P FernandoDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences The Open University of Sri Lanka Nawala Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8045-8633

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Abstract

The endemic Sri Lankan leopard is the island's apex predator, living both within and outside protected areas. In unprotected, shared landscapes, it is important to understand leopard diet and predation patterns to foster long-term human-leopard coexistence. This study examines the diet of leopards in the human-dominated tea estate landscape of the Upper Kelani River Basin, in Sri Lanka's Central Highlands. Study goals were to evaluate prey composition, diversity, importance and selection, and to investigate the role of domestic species in leopard diet here. Analysis of 107 leopard scat samples showed leopard feeding behavior was best characterized as generalist and opportunistic, with a wide-ranging diet (

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apex predatorconservationhuman–leopard interactionsPanthera pardus kotiyaprey compositionprey selectivitySri Lankan leopardwild vs. domestic prey

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