Too many people have such an awful attitude here in Tas. Not enough people are willing to drive slower from dusk to dawn or to pull over to check those that are hit. Then there are those that say there are too many wallabies/pademellon. It's so sad so many people are so cruel and have no empathy.

Thank you, Lydia and Wehan, for your immense love towards the wildlife. I'm from Tasmania and I feel very sad these animals are dead on roads. Most of the drivers won't slow down even if the signage is shown, and the ones behind us will tailgate if we slow down. Thanks for sharing the free rescue course, and I will definitely do it. Cheers to both, much love, God Speed.❤

Thank you! This is one of my favourite videos of yours 💛 All lives are precious. We were talking to a man on one of our walks the other week, and he told us that he purposely swerves to hit snakes and was having a laugh about it. We were horrified 😢

BLESS YOU BOTH...I was crying through most of this. I cannot understand people who seek out to hurt these beautiful creatures. I love your hearts. What an amazing experience you both had that will last your lifetime. Look at all the babies you saved.

We held a wildlife tourism conference on Cradle Mountain and our delegates (from Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka and elsewhere) were appalled at the amount of roadkill along the way

Thank you for highlighting this issue. It's a disgrace and a terrible look for Tassie. People have become inured to it to some degree sadly. I've been using the Tas Roadkill Reporter App to record threatened and endangered roadkill. 13 Eastern quolls were killed in the last year just on our 7km stretch of road. Wallabies and possums are enormously abundant but we can't afford to let the numbers of quolls, devils etc, decline further. The cruelty of roadkill is very upsetting and confronting. Pls write to our federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek - every letter helps. Every road needs signage, tunnels, bridges, sonic deterrents - plus a huge campaign to change behaviours.

Sorry you are leaving our shores! Thank you for your appreciation, passion and respect and for contributing to the care and conservation of our flora and fauna. I have actually learned a lot myself and seen places I have never been through your videos. I think you are both honorary Tasmanians now! Where to next? Where ever it may be - May your travels be safe and fulfilling and May the memories of Tasmania be always etched upon your hearts. Many blessings. Sharon

I drove to work at cradle on day and there were 6 brush tail possums, a devil and a spotted tail quoll I cried and swore, broke my heart. Being from Qld there are less environmental protections outside protected areas. It’s a good thing there are lots of protected areas because people are trying to woodhook and burn the rest 😭

Great video both, very touching and educational - congratulations, you should be very proud of yourselves/achievements!

Thank you, I hope this goes viral. Blessings to you both. ❤

You two are some very special people. It's people like you that make the world a much better place. You did not cry alone in this video I can assure you.

Thank you for putting this amazing short film together and the work & love you’ve given to the wildlife along the way. We hope this goes viral and educates people visiting & living in beautiful Tasmania xx

Thank you Lydia and Wehan for your careful and loving presentation of an important issue. xxx

Absolutely beautiful and sad ...... well done guys, I cried for nearly a full 17 minutes 😢❤💔

What you both have done is NORMAL. It should not be considered unusual or heroic, it should be our natural state of existance. Humans are so DISCONNECTED from the reality that we SHARE THE EARTH with billions of other species. Well done on your kindness and your video demonstraing what normal looks like. I live on the Northern Beaches in NSW, Australia and the amount of animals hit by cars, and then run over and over again, because nobody feels inclined to be normal, and pick up a hit animal is mind blowing to me. I've lost count how many animals I've picked up. People will run their car over a Cockatoo until it's squashed into the road. Just wicked. What kind of human being thinks that is okay? People whingeing about possums in their roofs, brush turkeys in their gardens, the bitching and moaning about NATIVE ANIMALS in their own habitat... the disconnect is astounding.

I just got back from a week in Tasmania. The amount of roadkill is heart breaking. Mostly pademelons, the cutest little animals. So many it's terrible to see.

Another brilliant one guys. Loved it. Very inspiring ❤👏

Thank you so much for your beautiful hearts and helping our precious wildlife. You’re so appreciated.

Wonderful job guys! Thank you for taking time to care for our beautiful little critters ❤

What an amazing and powerful film. Glad we could be part of your journey and experiences. (Cradle Mountain Wombat Rescue) 😊

We need so many more caters and rescuers. We do what we do to help preserve life and keep our animals from becoming extinct

Great vid! We live in Tassie and avoid driving at night. Driving 10mins to our local town we counted 36 recently killed animals on the road. We've pulled wombats, platypus, bettong, bandicoots, wallabies and possums off the road. It's devastating. Especially this time of the year when it's dry and they congregate along the roadside where there's green pick. Something must be done.

My Partner and I love watching your video's and we love Tasmania too. It always feels like home to us. My Mum knits and I crochet and we would love to make pouches for the rescued wildlife. How can we find out about the specifications for these? (Sizes etc)

It's my second time. My sister and her family live there. On one journey to Hobart, I lost count 😢😢

Recently moved to TAS, some times I drive at night and in a 30 min drive I will have on average 5+ wallabies run out in front me, now I go well under the speed limit so i can avoid them and not risk ruining my car, originally come from QLD where you just don’t see this and there is no abundance of wildlife, so I am sensitive to it, but sadly majority of people here have 4WDs and are so numb to seeing it everywhere.

My god..... i havent seen you guys in ages, i am so happy you guys are Healthy and okay. i dont know if you guys remember me, ill leave it up to you. Good luck on your Adventures! ❤

This is extremely sad….I know on our drive down to Port Arthur…around the peninsula…..a wet awful day….but oh my , we saw countless dead animals…it became our topic of conversation the whole trip back to the airport….I have seen this in Scotland, many animals just crossing our roads with no concept of what’s on them….driving slower might help….it’s so hard to say what to do…..but perhaps be more mindful of our animals out there…..

Maybe off topic, but I was wondering how the Truma hot water unit is performing. Are you using it more now that you're in cooler weather.

I have just driven to the far south from Hobart. I swear there were 50 animal carcasses on the road.

Too many tourists, wildlife displaced by housing and agriculture and a government so far up itself that doesn’t care! Lived in Tassie nearly 20 years and the problem is getting worse!😢

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What a beautiful video. While it may be confronting to see dead wildlife on the road, it is a sign that there are wild populations. Lots of work being done in other parts parts of Australia on wildlife ladders and tunnels to try and provide better options to cross roads, but wild animals will also be wild.

This is unfortunate and we all wish it never happened but you've painted a picture that this only happens in tasmania. Road kill happens everywhere and 99% is accidental. Quite often animals will run off th road and last minute they dart back on.

There is actually a ridiculous amount of roadkill in Tas. I went for a walk yesterday and the smell was putrid...

Thank you so much legends, this is the reality of Australia... In every state and Tasmania just happens to be the worst for various reasons (and as the population increases, and destruction continues it will only be worse). I love wild, natural Australia but I hate the actions (and lack there of) of the so called Australian population (more like mostly homo sapien parasites, with some true Australians). I am just returning to Sydney after the 2024 Takayna Trail Event for the Bob Brown Foundation (I am a WIRES volunteer in the northern beaches). It is so hard for me to go anywhere in tasmania particularly, because there is as you know endless corpses and potential Joey's needing help (as well as need to remove bodies in case quolls or devil's become the next victim). As you have stated, although some of the best people in Australia are in Tasmania... Many of the worst are also there too who are extremely cruel and stupid who purposefully murder wildlife and destroy their habitat. It all stems from successive governments (state and federal) of the exact same, abhorrent nature... So much needs to change and the extreme majority of the major city populations of Australia care for little bit their own enjoyment. Thank you for making this doco and doing as you do!

The roadkill is evidence of the abundance and health of the native animal population, If you didn't see it then it is a time to be concerned.

I have just returned from 2 months in Tasmania. What a wonderful place! I agree, the amount of road kill is absolutely insane!!!! Totally unacceptable. Tasmanians have no respect for wildlife on the road.

The only thing i dont like about Tasmania is once you've seen it, it makes the rest of Australia seem horrible.

So many truths in this. Sadly since moving here my opinion of Tasmanians has taken a nose dive, with most not caring about their own state or wildlife one bit. Roadkill, logging, rubbish, everywhere and caused predominantly by Tasmanians. Being a "mainlander" we get a bad rep by Tasmanians, but by now I have my own slogan: the best Tasmanians were mainlanders.... We move here for nature, animals, environment. We seem to appreciate it more than most (so don't get upset) born and bred Tasmanians

saving a lot of pests

i gather you didnt get to hear about "black bobs" or the missing or dead tourists. im also gathering you dont know about the sheer volume of wildlife and what a problem it presents.

Roadkill is a reflection of the health and abundance of the native populace.

When I moved here in 1995 you hardly saw any roadkill, and what you did see were rabbits - because there was a healthy population of Tassie Devils that cleaned up the carcasses very quickly. If you think it's bad here, go check out rural Queensland. Not just small animals but full size kangaroos and cows lying on the roadside. I don't know how Tassie got the title of roadkill capital but I don't believe it for a minute. I drove to Hobart and back a little over a week ago and saw none. At least the paddocks here are mostly fenced. In Queensland you risk your life on rural roads because most are not. Finding yourself on a fully dark road with a cow suddenly appearing in front of you? No thanks. Some people swerve to kill any animal they see, those people need to be pedestrians more often and they are a particular type of human. Building corridors and tunnels under roads for wildlife is one great solution but getting them to use it is a whole different ballgame. Sometimes it's impossible to avoid them, they run straight at you and even birds will fly away then straight back at your vehicle. Night-time travel is the real danger zone and you can't see them until it's too late. I still remember the first time I accidentally hit a rabbit, I was devastated. I know it's hard to see, but mother nature never wastes anything. The death of an animal is the food source of another. I have driven with people who will swerve dangerously and slam on the brakes to avoid an animal - that is called dangerous driving and they risk their lives doing it. There is a happy medium there somewhere but I don't know what it is. I don't drive at night, maybe that is one solution but trucks stop for no man - or animal.

Sorry but I call bull shit as no one would hit an echidna as they would get a flat tyre straight away

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful spiritual land. I was in Tasmania in 2015 when I started my big lap so now, I have some new places to go back to as next year I get the age pension and I'm going to spend more time exploring. I was very touched by this video especially being a compassionate vegan my empathy goes out to all animals that have been enslaved tortured and slaughtered for humans to have a few moments of pleasure costing that whole animal's life. I never drive after dusk and before dawn for that exact reason and it's a shame that so many people are environmentally unconscious, and do not realise the consequences of their actions; anyway, good luck in your travels and hopefully the retirement age won't be over 70 when it comes to your turn 🤣😂💕✌PS. My KZfaq channel is called Living Free In My RV...