A video shared on social media of a young man taunting a wombat soon after it was apparently hit by a four-wheel-drive has angered a wildlife carer, who described the man's actions as the "weakest of the weak".

Key points: A video shared on Snapchat purportedly shows a bloodied wombat hanging off a 4WD bull bar after it was hit

A video shared on Snapchat purportedly shows a bloodied wombat hanging off a 4WD bull bar after it was hit A young person in the video is heard to say "I've just punched the f*** out of the wombat"

A young person in the video is heard to say "I've just punched the f*** out of the wombat" The video has been referred to the parks department, which urges anyone with information about the incident to come forward

The mobile phone footage, posted to the popular social media platform Snapchat and sent to the ABC, shows a group of young men at a camp site, before the vision cuts to a four-wheel-drive, stationary on an unidentified unsealed road at night, in what the ABC understands is southern Tasmania.

The camera then moves to the front of the vehicle, where a wombat is hanging off the top rail of a bull bar, the front of the car covered in blood splatters.

It is unclear if the animal — a protected species — is dead or alive.

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A man in the video then yells at the camera "I've just punched the f*** out of the wombat, you weak c***."

Tasmanian wildlife carer Greg Irons said the video had rendered him "lost for words".

"I think you're just left shaking your head, obviously you've got a bloke with some sort of issues in his life to put up a video like that with a wombat hanging off his bull bar," he said.

"Whatever it is, to put the video up and claim you punched it and show your bloodied hand, I mean, it just screams out to me someone that's got real problems.

"To show a defenceless animal in a situation like that is just unacceptable and disappointing … you're just lost for words."

Wildlife carer Greg Irons says he was "lost for words" after watching the footage. ( ANC News: Rhiannon Shine )

The video comes weeks after South Australia Police investigated a video showing an off-duty police officer appearing to stone a wombat to death on social media.

Mr Irons, who runs Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, said the behaviour depicted in the video could encourage similar actions among impressionable people.

"You get these try-hard, loser bogans like this fella we've seen today, that is seen as something they want to copy to get some notoriety out of it, some sort of tough-guy image," he said.

"There is nothing tough about it, you are the weakest of the weak, to hurt an animal that cannot defend itself and 99 nine per cent of the community would agree."

Director of Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary, Andrew Kelly, said cruelty towards native wildlife was all too common.

"[It is] very disappointing; for them to post it on social media to me demonstrates they've got no feelings at all as to what they've done," he said.

"They're influenced by a culture of violence … if they can violate an animal and be cruel to a defenceless animal, we know that also can mean that they can lack empathy or compassion towards fellow human beings."

Wombat carer Greg Irons said to "show a defenceless animal in a situation like that is just unacceptable". ( Supplied )

Mr Kelly said community attitudes towards wildlife needed to change to prevent similar incidents in the future.

"I was hoping the attitudes would change towards native wildlife — but this is a reflection of our society generally, that we seem to accept and condone violence too readily."

Mr Kelly said while there appeared to be no simple fix to reducing animal cruelty-related offences, the current penalties were not sufficient.

"So few cases have gone to court and given that sanction of a heavy fine or community service," he said.

"We don't have enough people charged for cruelty, so they know they can get away with it. I think people should be made to do community work rather than monetary fines."

A spokesperson for the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment confirmed it was investigating and urged anyone with information to contact the Investigations and Enforcement Section on 0417 661 234 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

"Alleged deliberate harming of any wildlife is completely unacceptable, and all reports are regarded extremely seriously by the Department," they said.

The ABC approached the Snapchat account holder for comment.