One of the most remote pastoral operations in Western Australia ceased operations a decade ago, and is now being returned to its natural state.

But it's not part of the enormous land mass of WA it's the state's biggest island that had a very famous visitor around 400 years ago.

Landline's Sean Murphy went to Dirk Hartog Island to check out one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken in Australia.

Video produced by Sean Murphy and edited by Landline.

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