What you can do to make your next roadtrip wildlife friendly
Most of the wildlife killed on Tasmanian roads is hit between dusk and dawn.
Driving at 60km/hr or less on country roads between dusk and dawn will give you a good chance of seeing an animal and being able to slow down safely to avoid it.
Roadkilltas.com provides information and tools for drivers to help them avoid hitting wildlife. We aim to reduce the impact of wildlife collisions on both people and animals.
- Find out where the roadkill black spots are on your planned trip,
or if you have an in-car GPS or SatNav, download
GPS 'Point of Interest' locations for roadkill black spots.
- Read our information for drivers on avoiding wildlife, and what
to do if you find injured wildlife on the road.
- Find out more about roadkill
research in Tasmania.
- Watch 'Tasmania; Your Roadkill State' video.
- Support our efforts to reduce roadkill
in Tasmania. Spread the message - borrow
our new banners for your open day
Tasmanian Roadkill Statistics
- Estimated roadkill per year: 293,000
- Brushtailed possum: 108,543
- Pademelon: 28,854
- Wallaby: 15,829
- Tasmanian devil: 3,392
- Average roadkill density: 1 animal every 3 kms
- Average roadkill per driver per year: 1
- 32 animals killed every hour (average for the year)
- 50% of roadkill happens where vehicles travel over 80 km/hr
Latest News
AS FEATURED ON CATALYST Roadkill Rescue - see the story and transcript here - and read the reasearch paper NIght time driver detection distances for Tasmanian fauna.
Get involved in the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program Roadkill Project
Bonorong launches FOC Wildlife Rescue Program
Results of a survey into wildlife warning signage (852 kb pdf)
The following organisations kindly support efforts to reduce roadkill in Tasmania
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