This chapter examines anthropogenic pressures on and around Mount Ağrı (Ararat) National Park in relation to the mismatch between natural system boundaries and administrative protection boundaries. Drawing on fieldwork, it focuses on tourism pressure, plastic and solid waste pollution, nomadic pastoralism, and mining activities as major pressures affecting the protected area and its surrounding landscape. Although Mount Ağrı has significant geological, ecological, and cultural values, its protected status does not eliminate human-induced pressures, particularly where management responsibilities and natural processes extend beyond administrative boundaries. The chapter conceptualises this situation as a “conservation paradox” and discusses how existing boundary delineation and management practices may limit the effectiveness of conservation. It argues for more integrated protected-area management approaches that consider ecological continuity and address anthropogenic pressures across administrative boundaries.