{"id":13105,"date":"2025-03-15T13:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-influencer-apologizes-for-snatching-australian-baby-wombat\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T13:46:59","slug":"american-influencer-apologizes-for-snatching-australian-baby-wombat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/american-influencer-apologizes-for-snatching-australian-baby-wombat\/","title":{"rendered":"American influencer apologizes for snatching Australian baby wombat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An American influencer who sparked outrage after posting a video of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/american-influencer-snatches-baby-wombat-from-mother-sparking-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">snatching a baby wombat<\/a> from its mother while in Australia apologized on Saturday, saying she had acted out of concern for the young animal&#8217;s welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Australian authorities had threatened <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-influencer-baby-wombat-australia-sparks-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sam Jones<\/a><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ran, not to rip the joey away from its mother, but from fear she might attack me,&#8221; Jones, who also uses the name Samantha Strable, posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The snap judgement I made in these moments was never from a place of harm or stealing a joey,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/aa773da8-6e0b-4505-8e01-0d89248c4532\/thumbnail\/620x413\/22944fc7d10918d3f413350096413688\/wombat.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf#\" alt=\"Not Real News \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/aa773da8-6e0b-4505-8e01-0d89248c4532\/thumbnail\/620x413\/22944fc7d10918d3f413350096413688\/wombat.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/aa773da8-6e0b-4505-8e01-0d89248c4532\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c272b70c87be2c20f98c46372cc682b9\/wombat.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20413'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Tasmanian wombat in a zoo exhibit in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Susan Montoya Bryan \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the video of the young wombat being grabbed was &#8220;just an outrage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said his department was investigating whether Jones had breached the terms of her visa before she left the country on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s never been a better day to be a baby wombat in Australia,&#8221; Burke said after she left Australia voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>Burke said he did not expect Jones would apply for an Australian visa again.<\/p>\n<p>The animal appears to be a common wombat, also known as a bare-nosed wombat. It is a protected marsupial found only in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Montana-based Jones claimed she became &#8220;extremely concerned&#8221; when she found the two wombats on a road not moving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As wombats are so often hit on Australian roads, I stopped to ensure they got off the road safely and didn&#8217;t get hit,&#8221; Jones said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/353e0be0-06bb-48da-bd0d-e492deddbb11\/thumbnail\/620x411\/a362870b90c0e6d48133d94d42fb2e4b\/gettyimages-1204226694.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf#\" alt=\"The Survivors: Saving Australian Wildlife Following Fires And Drought \" height=\"411\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/353e0be0-06bb-48da-bd0d-e492deddbb11\/thumbnail\/620x411\/a362870b90c0e6d48133d94d42fb2e4b\/gettyimages-1204226694.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/13\/353e0be0-06bb-48da-bd0d-e492deddbb11\/thumbnail\/1240x822\/6cf61af1d0f61a29b9122f368b6caa59\/gettyimages-1204226694.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20411'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A wombat searches for food along a road in a bushfire-affected area on February 3, 2020 near Braidwood, Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;However, as is seen from the video, when I walked up to them, the joey did not move or run off. I was concerned it may have been sick or injured, and made a snap judgement to pick up the joey and see if that was the case,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified man laughs as he films Jones saying: &#8220;I caught a baby wombat.&#8221; They both note the mother&#8217;s sounds of aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Animal welfare experts said Jones could have harmed the joey by dangling it by its two forelegs.<\/p>\n<p>Jones said she returned the joey to its mother and ensured they both left the road.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have done a great deal of reflection on this situation and have realized that I did not handle this situation as best as I should have,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have learned from this situation, and am truly sorry for the distress I have caused,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Jones did not immediately respond on Saturday to The Associated Press&#8217;s questions, including where and when the baby wombat was captured.<\/p>\n<p>A wombat expert said the video revealed the 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