The “Polis–Valamarë–Rungajë–Moravë–Gramoz” ecological corridor is located in southeastern Albania and represents a remote mountainous area spanning parts of the municipalities of Librazhd, Përrenjas, Pogradec, Gramsh, Maliq, and Skrapar. The corridor connects six protected areas: Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park, Stravaj-Sopot Nature Park, Pogradec Lake Protected Landscape, Guri i Nikës Protected Landscape, Tomorr Mountain Nature Park, and Dardhë-Xhyrë Nature Park.

This ecological corridor plays a crucial role in maintaining viable populations of large mammals by linking the Pindus Mountains in Greece with Albania’s central mountain system. The Valamarë–Polis range is particularly important as it represents the second confirmed reproduction site of the Balkan lynx in Albania, where camera traps have documented a family of three individuals. In 2020, the presence and reproduction of three large carnivores—the brown bear, wolf, and Balkan lynx—were confirmed in the Polis–Gur i Zi–Valamarë ecosystem.

Despite its high ecological value, the corridor faces increasing pressures from habitat fragmentation caused by logging, fires, urbanization, and unsustainable use and management of natural resources. These challenges are often linked to limited financial, technical, and human capacities, ineffective planning and management structures, lack of data on natural values, and weak enforcement of environmental legislation.