Bob Brown leads push for independent review of Wilderness Society after $1.7m deficit

Former Greens leader and four other life members express 'profound concern' for 43-year-old organisation after staff sacked

A group of Wilderness Society life members led by the former Greens leader Bob Brown are calling for an independent review into the conservation group after it recorded a $1.7m deficit last financial year, forcing it to sack campaign and other staff.

In a letter to the organisation's directors, Brown and four other life members expressed "profound concern" for the 43-year-old organisation, which they say is "one of the world's most important defenders of wild and natural country".