Rare Banded Leaf Monkeys sighted!!

[hiker]

Spotted along lower peirce trail today. :bigeyes:
They were fast and travel among the canopies top like gibbons! :bigeyes:
Could hardy catch up with them..:sweat:

Hey! You! Look here!!
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Who?? Me??

 

[hiker]

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Hey!! You too!! Look here!!!
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What?? me too??

 

[kampang]

Good work! You managed to still some shots of this rarely seen monkey. Is this animal native to singapore?

 

[hwchoy]

it is not only native, but the population here is an endemic subspecies.

http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/discovery/factsheet/bandleafmonkey.htm

 

[kampang]

hwchoy, Thanks for pointing out to me.

 

[hwchoy]

hwchoy, Thanks for pointing out to me.

you are very welcomed.

 

[slaam]

Wow!! definitely a rare sighting!!

 

[hiker]

Wow!! definitely a rare sighting!!

too bad only these pics were taken..:cry:

sorry for the blur, brightness was increased to see the monkey..

 

[stor]

It is a very sad thing that the authorities have no interest to take measures to save these monkeys from becoming extinct in years to come. It is goes off from here, this sub species will disappear from this world. I guess these creatures have no economical values and thus the authorities are not interested to save them.

it is not only native, but the population here is an endemic subspecies.

http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/discovery/factsheet/bandleafmonkey.htm

 

[hiker]

It is a very sad thing that the authorities have no interest to take measures to save these monkeys from becoming extinct in years to come. It is goes off from here, this sub species will disappear from this world. I guess these creatures have no economical values and thus the authorities are not interested to save them.

good point, stor

tough luck, leaf monkeys...
i believe the over populated long-tailed macaques also play a huge role.
they are threatening the timid and shy leaf monkeys...,
occupying huge sectors of the reserves, leaving little rooms for timids.
so... pls... do not feed them....
dun let their populations explode anymore.:sweat:

thanks