Birdsville's lone ranger retires after three decades as keeper of the desert | ABC NEWS

For three decades, Don Rowlands has helped care for one of Australia's most extraordinary landscapes, overseeing Queensland's section of the Simpson Desert — the state's largest protected area.

But the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park is preparing to retire and hand over responsibility of country to the next generation.

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