Food blogger eats protected species
<p dir="ltr">A Chinese food blogger has landed herself in hot water after illegally cooking and eating a protected great white shark.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The foodie, known as Tizi, shared a video of herself eating the protected species which authorities believe she bought illegally from a seafood shop in the southwestern city of Nanchong in Sichuan province.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She then recorded herself laying down next to the 2 metre long great white shark to show its size in comparison to her. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The shark was then cut into several pieces before it was barbecued and the head boiled in a broth. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“It may look vicious, but its meat is truly super tender,” Tizi says in the video. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Viewers were outraged at Tizi for eating the protected species, with some challenging her to prove that the animal was “bred in captivity”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Tizi has since removed the video from her account and is being investigated by authorities for illegally cooking and eating the protected species.</p>
<p dir="ltr">If found guilty, Tizi faces five years’ imprisonment or criminal detention and a fine for purchasing rare and endangered wildlife products.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Weibo</em></p>
