Footage has surfaced showing a so-called hunting influencer grabbing a wild baby wombat and running with the frightened animal toward a cameraman, leaving the critter’s mother in distress.

A video shared widely on social media purports to show Sam Jones, who has 92,000 followers on Instagram, running with the baby wombat towards a car while its distressed mother chases after her.

(Nine News) - An American tourist who was allegedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat may be forced to leave Australia. A video shared widely on social media allegedly ...

Just caught *** baby wombat. This video, shared widely on social media, appears to show American tourist Sam Jones picking up and running away with *** wild baby wombat in Australia as its mother ...