Sam Jones, a US hunting influencer, faced backlash in Australia after taking a baby wombat from its mother to ensure its safety on a road. In response to outrage and death threats, she explained her actions in a 900-word Instagram post, stating her intentions were not malicious and that she promptly returned the joey to its mother. Amid scrutiny over wildlife protection laws in Australia, Jones reflected on her misstep and expressed regret, emphasizing the incident was not for social media attention or staged for entertainment purposes.
I ran, not to rip the joey away from its mother, but from fear she might attack me. The snap judgement I made in these moments was never from a place of harm or stealing a joey.
I have done a great deal of reflection on this situation and have realized that I did not handle this situation as best as I should have.
I want to make it absolutely clear that this was never about social media or getting likes. This was not staged, nor was it done for entertainment.
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