Chinese industrial investment conglomerate Yintai Group has dismissed a vice general manager who feasted on pangolin in Vietnam, The Paper reported Sunday.

Shen Jianping, who worked at one of the company’s subsidiaries in Hangzhou, shared photos of himself eating the endangered scaly mammal on social media while on vacation abroad, the report said. Shen later deleted the photos and apologized for what he called a “stupid mistake.”

Yintai Group said Shen’s behavior contravenes its commitment to conservation. Pangolins are among the world’s most trafficked animals, and eating them is illegal in China. Videos of officials feasting on pangolins and livestreamers slaughtering them for clicks have drawn sharp criticism in recent months. (Image: VCG)