Nature Park of Alvão the moist lands along the riverfront. The Olo River is rich in trout and is populated by the Eurasian otter ("Lutra lutra"). Throughout the region, bird populations are diverse and include nesting pairs of Golden eagles. Mammal populations are marked by the presence of Wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), Roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"), European badger ("Meles meles"), Granada hare ("Lepus granatensis") and European rabbit ("Oryctolagus cuniculus"). Among reptiles in the area are the Iberian emerald lizard ("Lacerta schreiberi") and the Latastei viper ("Vipera latastei"). No less important to the region is the traditional architecture of the nature park region, especially in
Meles Zenawi in recent years as the "fastest for a non-oil exporting country in Sub-Saharan Africa", with Ethiopia ranked as the second-most attractive African country for investors. Although many opposition parties and parliamentarian critics disagree, some Ethiopians also portray the arrival date of Meles' government, 28 May 1991 (Ginbot 20), as the "birth of democracy" in Ethiopia, while diplomats and analysts say the country is slowly moving towards democracy. Several social, economic, religious and political developments and systems were established for the first time in Ethiopia under Meles' rule. Meles was given the Green Revolution award and a financial prize of 200,000