The research aims to analyze the trend of land and vegetation cover dynamics over the periodrnfrom 1976, 1986 2000 and 2007 thus examine the conservation status of the area and generaternup-to-date land cover map. Information is extracted from various Satellite images of multidatedrnLandsat, ASTER and MODIS images. The Landsat images are the basic remote sensing data torngenerate the thematic maps which are further analyzed to show the cover dynamics in the parkrnfor 24years. All data s from the satellite images are processesed and analyzed using digitalrnimage processing techniques. Besides, different vector data are extracted from the images asrnwell as other thematic maps. MODIS-NDVI images are analyzed for the different land coverrnclasses and each vegetation cover seasonal response is compared for the year 2000 and 2005.rnThe land cover classes identified in the study area from 1976, 1986, 2000 and 2007 are waterrnbody, riparian and ground water (GW) forest, wood land, dense bush land, bushy shrubbedrngrass land, open grass land, degraded grass land, cultivated land, swamp vegetation and barernland. Rate of land cover change and fragmentation of habitat were discussed for the differentrnland cover classes. Rate of land cover change, fragmentation index and land cover conversionrnmatrix clearly shows the dynamics of the different cover classes has happened for the pastrndecades and generally the park conservation status is found to be poor. Bush encroachment inrnthe study area is a major challenge to the park particularly for the grass land and overgrazingrnon the Nechisar plain has caused expansion of invasive plants erosion and land degradation.rnThe community livelihood dependency both in the rural and urban setting is concluded andrndiscussed as a challenge to the park from biodiversity conservation point of view.rnKey Words: Land cover dynamics, National park, Vegetation cover, Remote sensing and GIS,rnHabitat fragmentation, degradation, biodiversity conservation