Central Catchment Nature Reserve

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore

The Central Catchment Nature Reserve (Chinese: 中央集水区自然保护区) is the largest nature reserve in Singapore, forming a large green lung in the geographical centre of the city. Concurrently acting as a catchment area for four reservoirs within its boundaries, it also houses several recreational sites, including the Singapore Zoo and the Night Safari, as well as several newer facilities built to encourage public appreciation of the reserve, such as the Jeluting Tower and the Tree-top Walk.

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Although currently occupying what looks like a large expense of virgin forest, most of what constitutes the reserve today are actually secondary forest, retaking lands once devastated by timbering and cultivation activities. Only about 1 square kilometre of primary forests is left today. The building of Singapore's first reservoir, the MacRitchie Reservoir, in the southern edge of the present reserve prevented further destruction of forests lands. The reserve was greatly extended northwards with the building of another three reservoirs.

[edit] See also

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

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