Sam Jones, a US influencer who briefly snatched a baby wombat from its distressed mother, and uploaded the footage to social media has left Australia.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said after the departure of Sam Jones on Friday: ‘There’s never been a better day to be a wombat in Australia.’ Burke had previously suggest

The US tourist who took a baby wombat from its mother has left Australia, government sources have confirmed. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke celebrated her departure on Friday. "There has never been a better day to be a baby wombat in Australia,

Sam Jones — a self-described “outdoor enthusiast & hunter” from Montana — had sparked a firestorm by posting a video of herself carrying a baby wombat away from its mother.

A US influencer faced backlash after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother in Australia. Following the outrage and a visa review, she voluntarily left the country.

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.

There’s never been a better day to be a baby wombat in Australia,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said in a statement after a government official confirmed Jones had flown from the country voluntarily.

The Australian prime minister has criticised a US influencer after she stole a baby wombat from her mother. "Take a baby crocodile from his mother and see how you go there," he told journalists during a news conference.

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 country Friday.