Wombats at the Hannover Zoo in Germany. Sam Jones,a self-described outdoor enthusiast with a large social media following,was widely criticized in Australia after briefly yanking a wombat joey away from its mother in the night.
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Australians are celebrating the departure of an american influencer who separated a baby wombat from its mother, as concerns persist about the animal’s wellbeing.
Sam Jones, a Montana-based, self-described outdoor enthusiast and hunter with over 91,000 Instagram followers drew ire this week when she posted a video of herself snatching a baby wombat off the side of a road in the dark of night.
As she runs to her car, carrying the wombat by its front legs, its mother can be seen scampering toward them — a fact that the man behind the camera laughingly points out.
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