India, March 12 -- A US influencer is facing backlash on social media after she picked up a baby wombat in the wild and temporarily separated it from its mother. In a now-deleted video, Sam Jones runs away with the animal while laughing as its mother follows the content creator.

Following the criticism, she deleted the video and made her Instagram private. However, the clip has made its way onto other social media platforms.

An X user posted the video with a caption that reads, "American hunting influencer removes baby wombat from distressed mother in Australia. Is this legal?"

In the video, Jones picks up the baby from the side of the road and runs towards her car while giggling. She then gets inside her vehicle and poses with the bab...