New Delhi, March 15 -- Social media influencer from the United States, Sam Jones, had to leave Australia after her video of picking up a baby wombat and taking it away from its mother went viral on social media platforms, receiving backlash from the users.

Sam Jones is an American content creator with more than 95,000 followers on the social media platform Instagram.

In an official statement released on her profile, Jones said, "I have done a great deal of reflection on this situation and have realised that I did not handle this situation as best as I should have."

She also apologised after realising her mistake to her followers and people on the internet and said that she was "truly sorry" for the distress she caused.

"My only intent...