Klonk is represented by red fox ("Vulpes vulpes)", European badger ("Meles meles"), wood mouse ("Apodemus sylvaticus") and other, usually common species. The goal of the protection plan is to secure the important geological profile and preserve it for future study. Klonk is mainly threatened by amateur palaeontologists who expect a rich locality, however the location is important mainly due to microfossils. Another threat is the overgrowing of vegetation, which has been successfully removed mechanically and by herbicides in the past. The removal of unwanted vegetation should also help the return of the original vegetation, which used to be strongly influenced by
Meles Zenawi the TPLF and oppose the Derg. After the overthrow of the Derg's military government, he was elected as President of the transitional government and later as Prime Minister. He lifted his country from the ruins of civil war and transformed it into one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Meles was born in Adwa, Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian father Zenawi Asres from Adwa and Alemash Guebreluel from Adi Quala, Eritrea. He was the third of six children. His first name at birth was "Legesse" (thus Legesse Zenawi, Ge'ez: ለገሰ ዜናዊ "legesse zēnāwī"). However, he eventually became better known by