Sage (Kotabendi Wewa 1:2 Female, YF 24) is a female leopard of Yala National Park; “Sage” is a name used by Yala trackers and the Leopard Trails team. A fairly confident female first photographed at Kotabendi Wewa, she was seen in January 2018 with an injured jaw and a partly missing tail, most likely from a wild boar attack, yet raised two male cubs to adulthood, the brothers Lucas and Lance. She is also the mother of Nova. Her untimely death in 2022 left her territory to Cherry.
Sources
- Leopards of Yala – Females (page 10): Kotabendi Wewa 1:2 Female [YF 24/Sage] — Leopard Trails, Leopards of Yala
- Leopards of Yala – Females (page 1): River Valley 2:1 Female [YF 67/Cherry] (mentions death of Kotabendi 1:2 female) — Leopard Trails
- Leopards of Yala – Males (page 9): Pan Wala 2:2 Male [Lucas] (mother Kotabendi Wewa 1:2 female) — Leopard Trails