on ▁Sw amp ▁Forest ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁area ▁of ▁Central ▁C atch ment ▁where ▁the ▁R aff les ' ▁band ed ▁lang ur ▁is ▁found . ▁ ▁The ▁mon key ▁groups ▁inhab it ▁forest ▁fragments ▁that ▁have ▁limited ▁ar b ore al ▁connections ▁to ▁other ▁fragments . ▁ ▁Other ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁the ▁species ' ▁decl ine ▁in ▁Singapore ▁have ▁been ▁hunting ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁the ▁pet ▁trade . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁has ▁been ▁leg ally ▁protected ▁in ▁Singapore ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Singapore ▁government ▁hopes ▁that ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Thom son ▁Nature ▁Park ▁near ▁Central ▁C atch ment ▁will ▁help ▁maintain ▁the ▁R aff les ' ▁band ed ▁lang ur ▁population , ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁a ▁traditional ▁feed ing ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁mon keys ▁and ▁will ▁increase ▁the ▁for ested ▁area ▁they ▁can ▁use . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁hope ▁that ▁eventually ▁when ▁the ▁veget ation ▁m atures ▁the ▁E co - Link @ B KE ▁will ▁allow ▁band ed ▁leaf ▁mon keys ▁to ▁rep op ulate ▁B uk it ▁Tim ah . ▁ ▁The ▁Singapore ▁population ▁fe eds ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 7 ▁plant ▁species , ▁including ▁He ve a ▁bras ili ensis ▁leaves , ▁Ad in andra ▁d um osa ▁flowers ▁and ▁Ne ph el ium ▁la pp ace um ▁f ruits . ▁ ▁They ▁appear ▁to ▁prefer ▁specific ▁f ruits ▁and ▁will ▁travel ▁long ▁distances ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁preferred ▁fruit , ▁rather ▁than ▁sett le ▁for ▁more ▁accessible ▁food s . ▁