dˈuː tʊ ɪts ɹᵻmˈoʊtnəs, ðə wˈɪldɚnəs ɪz tˈaʊɾᵻd baɪ sˌʌm æz ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl plˈeɪs fɚɹə bɹˈiːdɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv θˈaɪlɐsˌiːnz tæzmˈeɪniən tˈaɪɡɚz tə hæv sɚvˈaɪvd sˈɪns ðɛɹ əfˈɪʃəl ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ðˌoʊ mˈoʊst ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wʊd ɐɡɹˈiː ðæt ˈɛɹiəz ɪn nˈɔːɹθwˈɛst tæzmˈeɪniə sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tˈɑːɹkaɪn wˈɪldɚnəs ɑːɹ mˈoːɹ lˈaɪkli, æz ðɪs ɹˈiːdʒən pɹəvˈaɪdz mˈoːɹ sˈuːɾəbəl hˈæbɪtˌæt ænd mˈoːɹ pɹˈeɪ fɚðə θˈaɪlɐsˌiːn.
Due to its remoteness, the wilderness is touted by some as a possible place for a breeding population of thylacines (Tasmanian tigers) to have survived since their  official extinction in 1936, though most authorities would agree that areas in north-west Tasmania such as the Tarkine wilderness are more likely, as this region provides more suitable habitat and more prey for the thylacine.