Donald Trump Jr. accused of shooting protected rare duck in Venice lagoon
The carcasses appear to include an orange-brown ruddy shelduck, which is protected under Italian law.
Andrea Zanoni, a regional councilor for the northern Italian Veneto region, that only residents of the Italian regions can acquire the necessary hunting licenses.
He says the footage shows Trump Jr. among hunters in the Valle Pierimpie' a Campagna Lupia, a private marshland in the Venice lagoon.
Responding to accusations over the duck's shooting, a spokesperson for Trump Jr. said the US president's son had the necessary authorizations to hunt and would cooperate with any investigation.
'Don and his group had all the proper permits and were hunting in a legally allowed area, where there were countless other hunting groups present,' Andy Surabian told CNN in a statement.
The video was published Sunday in Field Ethos, for which Trump Jr. is listed as co-founder and publisher, described as a 'premier lifestyle publication for the unapologetic man.' CNN
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