The Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park is a national park in
the eastern part of Elbasan County in central Albania. The park covers an area
of 33,927.7 hectares and shares a border with the Republic of Macedonia.
Elevations in the park vary from 300 metres to over 2,200
metres at the peak of Shebenik mountain, which along with Jablanica give name
to the park. The park is one of Albania’s newest, created in 2008. Within the
park region dwell a number of different species that are fast becoming rare in
the country, including the brown bear, gray wolf and the endangered Balkan
Lynx. Further, the park is home to a number of endemic and rare plants. The
nearest towns to the park are Librazhd and Prrenjas.
On 21 April 2011, the Protection and Preservation of Natural
Environment in Albania (PPNEA) research team got the first photo of an alive
Balkan lynx living within the boundaries of the national park.
The area was declared a National Park by the government on
May 21, 2008.
The terrain of the park is mostly foothills leading up to
mountains which reach over 2,200 meters high. It is covered in small pine and
deciduous forests, as well as grazing meadows.Source:-wikipedia
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