An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident.

Sam Jones has been condemned after she was filmed snatching the marsupial from the side of the road in Australia - with even the country's PM weighing in.

US influencer Samantha Strable, who disgusted Australians by separating a baby wombat from its mother for a video, has left the country.