In 2000, she initiated the Leopard Project which is now under the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (wwct.org).
[7][8] Watson's work involves understanding the ecology and land-use of leopards and using this knowledge gained to influence landscape level Conservative.
Fostering co-existence between humans and leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya)[9][10] with a current focus in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
WWCT, in addition to investigating leopard diet and prey, behaviour and general biodiversity surveys, collects data through the use of motion censor camera technology[13] to investigate and identify movement corridors and refugia in new unprotected areas of land where leopards survive.
Watson was featured in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Sri Lanka's inaugural 35 under 35 list.