An Australian ambassador has been criticised after he shared a photograph online of him eating an endangered soft shell turtle in Cambodia. The Asian giant softshell turtle is regarded as a 'high status' food and is now endangered because it is eaten by humans. AdvertisementSome scientists describe the species as endangered, while other say it is threatened, at the very least. 'All Softshell Turtle species in SE Asia are listed as at least vulnerable, while others are endangered,' one person tweeted. Promoting consumption of endangered species and therefore the illegal wildlife trade?

Source: Daily Mail September 16, 2020 22:22 UTC