Influencer snatches baby Wombat from its mother

[Catherine]

There was an incident in Australia where an internet influencer took a baby Wombat from its mother and walked off with it. The influencer was in Australia on a visa so she was asked to leave the country. She claims now that she was just trying to protect the baby Wombat by getting it off the road.


https://people.com/influencer-who-stole-...h-11696863

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...mal-ntwnfb

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6684476



If she was just rescuing the Wombat, why was she being photographed. Also why was she standing, holding the Wombat in the door way of her car, if she just wanted to remove it from the road. If it was a rescue, then why was there a video posted online.
It is easy to say afterwards that you were just trying to help, but it looks more like she was trying to create internet content.
It is unlikely she will ever be able to return to Australia. Maybe she won't be welcome elsewhere either.


The world has a long history of tourists interacting with baby animals. Some of them even die as a result.