Banded Leaf Monkey Conservation
The Central Catchment Nature Reserve is the only location in Singapore where the nationally critically endangered Banded Leaf Monkeys can be found. Due to rapid urbanisation and habitat loss, the population at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve had been exterminated. The Banded Leaf Monkey is one of four primate species native to Singapore. Today, they are restricted to a small area within the Central Catchment Nature Reserve with a population size of about 40 individuals.
The National Biodiversity Centre, in partnership with the Evolution Lab of the National University of Singapore, initiated an ecological study of Banded Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis femoralis) in order to propose conservation management recommendations and maintain a viable population in the long term. Comprehensive surveys were conducted to determine the population number, demography, home range, behaviour and communication, food choices, habitat and also anthropogenic interferences on the banded leaf monkeys.
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