[1] The Sri Lankan leopard has a tawny or rusty yellow coat with dark spots and close-set rosettes.

[7] These habitat types can be broadly categorised into:[8] In Sri Lanka's central hills, leopards have been recorded in forest patches, tea estates, grasslands, home gardens, and pine and eucalyptus plantations.

[9] In Yala National Park, the Sri Lankan leopard as in other locations, is a solitary hunter, with the exception of females with young.

[10] The Sri Lankan leopard hunts by silently stalking its prey, until it is within striking distance, when it unleashes a burst of speed to quickly pursue and pounce on its victim.

[1] Three individuals were killed by snare traps in the Sinharaja conservation area, one of which is stuffed and displayed at the Giritale Wildlife Museum.

[18] Ongoing research into the Sri Lankan leopard is needed to ensure that conservation measures are targeted and effective.

The Leopard Project under the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT), founded by Anjali Watson,[19] and Dr. Andrew Kittle is working closely with the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure this occurs.

The WWCT is engaged throughout the island with targeted work ongoing in the central hills region where fragmentation of the leopard's habitat is rapidly occurring.