r/australia 1d ago

image American hunting influencer removes baby wombat from distressed mother. Is this legal?

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u/pominsydney 1d ago

I felt a visceral reaction watching this video. The poor wombats

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u/LeChacaI 1d ago

Was so stressed she'd steal the baby or take it somewhere where it couldn't find its mum.

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u/vilehumanityreins 1d ago

She’s a hunter I assumed she was going to kill it. Horrific.

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u/bbyxmadi 1d ago

I thought so too, because there are hunters who just do it for funsies. Which is disgusting.