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Outrage in Australia as social media influencer is filmed taking a baby wombat from its mother

More than 22,000 people sign a petition calling for Sam Jones to be deported

A still image taken from a social media video posted by the US influencer Sam Jones

A still image taken from a social media video posted by the US influencer Sam Jones

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Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has condemned a US influencer who was filmed snatching a baby wombat away from its mother.

Immigration officials are reviewing Sam Jones’s visa following outrage over the video, which she posted to her 90,000 followers on Instagram.

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