I ran, not to rip the joey away from its mother, but from fear she might attack me,” Sam Jones, who also uses the name Samantha Strable, posted on social media.

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.

Social media influencer from the United States, Sam Jones, had to leave Australia after her video of picking up a baby wombat and taking it away from its mother went viral on social media platforms, receiving backlash from the users.