Many protected areas for conservation of biodiversity have diversified objectives that may involvernvarious practitioners. There are also different management systems ranging from so le andrnexclusive authoritarian approach to the more inclusive ones. All in all, local and indigenousrnpeople in and around protected areas are usually seen to be neglected from participation andrnbenefits associated with the natural resource being conserved at hand. Numbers of managementrnsystems for protected areas were found to exclude the local community from important decisionsrnthat can affect their social and economic lives. Indigenous people living in and aroundrnconservation sites as ENP haven't been consulted by the park management organ about thernprogram and its objectives. For these reasons, the local community groups have a very limitedrnawareness and a sense of disgust towards the management body and the conservation effort inrngeneral. Generally, the type of conservation management system that fails to integrate localrnpeoples' indigenous knowledge and skills into its approach most usually fails on its ultimaternobjectives too. Consequently, local people may respond in aggression and conflicts may arisernputting the conservation endeavor under a huge risk. Thus, th is study aims to proposernrecommendations by assessing the kind of relationship the local community and the managementrnbody of ENP has. In doing so, primary data were gathered from a sample of 107 respondents fromrntwo villages that are found inside the park's inner territory. Successive interviews and seriousrninspection were also used to support the validity of the data gathered through the questionnaires.rnThe data was finally analysized by using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Accordingly,rnfrequency and percentage distribution, cross-tabulation and correlations were used to see therndistribution and relationships of variables. Moreover, a Ch i-Squa re test was also applied to seernsign ificance in relationships between the variables and the perception of community groups atrnthe study area. According to the Chi-Square tests, respondents' sex and their level of awareness onrnthe conservation program has a significant influence in affecting their perceptions and ra isernconflicts. Further over, respondents who feel more secured on their land have a better confidencernlevel to claim in an outright manner. A Chi-Square test also shows a positive significantrnrelationship between members of the organization and their acceptan ce to the conservationrnproject as they are assumed to have a better acquaintance about project. Taking the results of thernstudy in consideration, recommendations for different organs are finally proposed for an effectivernand sustainable conservation effort.