Gruesome mass discovery of dead Tasmanian devils prompts plea for action Posted ThuThursday 11 updated FriFriday 12 Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in five days. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Greens have pleaded for federal government intervention after a spate of bloody Tasmanian devil deaths on roads in the far north-west of the state. Key points: Locals in Woolnorth say 10 Tasmanian devils have been found dead in just five days on or near the Van Dairy property Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson is calling for the Save the Tasmanian Devil program to be reinstated It's not clear how the devils died