An American influencer who grabbed a baby wombat from its mother has spoken out after her actions caused an uproar in ...

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

Sam Jones says she was trying to get the wombat safely off the road, and the video was not staged for social media.

In a furious statement posted to her Instagram page, Samantha Strable, also known as Sam Jones, suggested Australians were hypocritical in their treatment of native animals, Prime Minister Anthony ...

Days after American influencer Sam Jones shared a video of herself nabbing a baby wombat in Australia and faced calls for ...

An American influencer has caught the ire of Australia after she was filmed snatching a baby wombat from its mother.

American Instagrammer and self-described outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones outraged Australians by exploiting a baby wombat for a ...

A video of the online influencer snatching the joey from the side of its mother drew calls for her to be deported. She left ...

The self-described wildlife biologist filmed herself taking the distressed animal from its mother. She has since left ...

A video shared widely on social media purports to show the American running with the baby wombat towards a car while its distressed mother chases after her.