US EditionAustralia reviews visa of US influencer filmed picking up wombat
- An American influencer filmed herself taking a wild baby wombat away from its distressed mother, angering conservationists and raising legal concerns.
- Wombats are a legally protected species in Australia, and taking them from their mothers is likely illegal under state or national laws.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke stated that the influencer's visa is being reviewed due to her actions.
- The Wombat Protection Society expressed shock at the 'mishandling of a wombat joey in an apparent snatch for 'social media likes'.
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American influencer who caused outrage after snatching baby wombat in Australia issues apology
Australian authorities had threatened Sam Jones with deportation after she posted a video on her Instagram account of her running with a wombat joey in her hands from its mother on a roadside at night
An American influencer took a baby wombat from its mother in Australia. It led to a storm of criticism – and forced her to flee…
Death threats have been pouring in after American influencer Sam Jones, 24, picked up a wombat in Australia. On Friday, she chose to flee the country. Now she's responding
The woman had snatched a Wombat baby from his mother. Australian politicians reacted outrageously to the video.
The American woman has just left Australia after the polemic that broke out following the broadcast of images in which she runs away with a wombat baby who was near her mother.
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