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TONY EASTLEY: A new study has found that more than 40 per cent of Australia qualifies as unspoilt wilderness, making it one of the five most significant wild areas on Earth.
But at the same time Australia has the world's highest rate of species extinction because of threats from feral animals, invasive weeds and bushfires.
Environmentalists say the number of Indigenous rangers should be increased from 700 to 5,000 to help conserve wilderness areas.
Jayne Margetts reports.
JAYNE MARGETTS: From the sweeping plains of the Nullarbor, to the dense rainforests of Cape York, Australia has been identified alongside Antarctica and the Amazon as one of the five most important wilderness areas on the planet.
A study by the Pew Environment Group found that 40 per cent of the country remains virtually...