A couple running a makeshift wildlife sanctuary in far west New South Wales and facing a court fight to stay on the land have described their situation as a "David and Goliath" battle.

A grazier gave Kye Schaaf and Gill Wheadon permission to use a parcel of his land more than a decade ago to set up a shelter for injured and abandoned animals.

They arrived at the abandoned scout camp complex after a long trek with almost 20 camels from Darwin, where they had left their wholesale clothing business.

"We went off on a bit of a desert adventure but with the aim of looking for a place to start an eco-sanctuary," Ms Schaaf said.

"We asked the local landowner if he was willing to sell his lease — he said yes.

"And we contacted the Scouts and asked if they would sell [the buildings] to us as soon as the lease came through, and they said yes."

A local tourism officer said the pair provided a vital service in the isolated region. ( ABC News: Declan Gooch )

But after years of restoring the derelict buildings and taking on more animals, confusion over the lease boundaries emerged and the pair is now facing eviction by a company called Rural Harvest Holdings.

Questions were first raised over who the correct leaseholder was in 2013.

An eviction notice issued by Rural Harvest Holdings in February this year went unenforced, but the dispute has now ended up in court.

The ABC contacted Rural Harvest Holdings, which declined to comment, but has previously called the sanctuary "illegal and unlicensed" and said it was putting it in breach of its lease.

Local tourism officer Bruce Knight said the pair provided a vital service in the isolated region.

"If it wasn't for Gill and Kye, we'd have to rely on the wildlife rescue people from Broken Hill to come out, and that could take an hour and a half or even more and that could be too late," Mr Knight said.

Kye Schaaf takes court battle into her own hands

The pair cannot afford legal representation and Ms Schaaf is due to travel to Sydney on Friday to take up the fight herself.

After years of taking in animals, the fate of the sanctuary is in doubt. ( ABC News: Declan Gooch )

The pair said interpreting complicated legal jargon and understanding court procedure had been a challenge.

"If you're not a lawyer and you're trying to go to court, it's just very difficult to understand and to deal with," Mr Wheadon said.

Mr Wheadon cares for two baby camels. ( ABC News )

"Even just the terminology is foreign to most people, so we're sort of learning as we go."

Despite the looming court appearance, the couple are just as focused on the care of their animals.

Mr Wheadon is looking after two baby camels — one was rejected by its mother, while the other was left orphaned after its mother died.

"I basically have to sleep with them at the moment, just to get them to bond with me and make them easier to handle," he said

'I really do believe that kindness triumphs'

Both Ms Schaaf and Mr Wheadon said they were hoping to prevail, and eventually see their vision realised of a sanctuary that attracts tourists to the region.

"I really do believe that kindness triumphs at the end of the day," Ms Schaaf said.

"That's who Gill and I are.

"We're compassionate, kind and loving people, and that is something no-one can ever take away from us."

Mr Wheadon said the dispute was a "David and Goliath thing".

"It's a funny situation we've found ourselves in. We're facing a company that's trying to crush us, really," he said.

"We just don't know where these guys are going with it all."