in ense ▁and ▁the ▁Am bo in sche ▁R ar iteit k amer . ▁ ▁Rain for est ▁covered ▁most ▁of ▁northern ▁and ▁central ▁Mal u ku , ▁which , ▁on ▁the ▁smaller ▁islands ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁plant ations , ▁including ▁the ▁region ' s ▁en demic ▁clo ves ▁and ▁nut m eg . ▁The ▁T anim bar ▁Islands ▁and ▁other ▁sout he astern ▁islands ▁are ▁ar id ▁and ▁sp ars ely ▁veget ated , ▁much ▁like ▁nearby ▁Tim or . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Man us ela ▁National ▁Park , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁A ket aja we - L ol ob ata ▁National ▁Park , ▁were ▁established , ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁ ▁No ct urn al ▁mars up ial s , ▁such ▁as ▁c us cus ▁and ▁band ico ots , ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁m amm al ▁species , ▁and ▁introduced ▁m amm als ▁include ▁Mal ay an ▁civ ets ▁and ▁wild ▁p igs . ▁Bird ▁species ▁include ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 ▁en dem ics ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁variety ▁on ▁the ▁large ▁islands ▁of ▁Hal ma h era ▁and ▁Ser am . ▁North ▁Mal u ku ▁has ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁en demic ▁birds ▁of ▁parad ise . ▁Un iqu ely ▁among ▁the ▁Mal u ku ▁Islands , ▁the ▁A ru ▁Islands ▁have ▁a ▁purely ▁Pap uan ▁fa una ▁including ▁k ang aro os , ▁c ass ow aries , ▁and ▁birds -