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| Donald Trump Jr accused of killing protected bird in Venice lagoon | Donald Trump Jr accused of killing protected bird in Venice lagoon |
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| Italian politician said a video posted online showed Trump Jr with a ruddy shelduck while on hunting trip | Italian politician said a video posted online showed Trump Jr with a ruddy shelduck while on hunting trip |
| A politician from Italy’s Veneto region says he has reported Donald Trump Jr to the authorities for allegedly killing a protected species of duck while hunting in Venice lagoon. | A politician from Italy’s Veneto region says he has reported Donald Trump Jr to the authorities for allegedly killing a protected species of duck while hunting in Venice lagoon. |
| Andrea Zanoni, the regional counsellor and environmentalist, said an online video from Field Ethos – published by Trump Jr and marketed as a “premier lifestyle publication for the unapologetic man” – showed “some people, including Donald Trump Jr, killing various ducks”. | Andrea Zanoni, the regional counsellor and environmentalist, said an online video from Field Ethos – published by Trump Jr and marketed as a “premier lifestyle publication for the unapologetic man” – showed “some people, including Donald Trump Jr, killing various ducks”. |
| “In the video, Trump Jr is seen with a ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) in the foreground – a duck that is very rare throughout Europe and protected by the European Union birds directive and Italian wildlife protection law,” Zanoni wrote on social media. | “In the video, Trump Jr is seen with a ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) in the foreground – a duck that is very rare throughout Europe and protected by the European Union birds directive and Italian wildlife protection law,” Zanoni wrote on social media. |
| Zanoni said killing the protected bird was a crime. | Zanoni said killing the protected bird was a crime. |
| Neither Zanoni nor Trump Jr immediately responded to a request for comment from AFP. | Neither Zanoni nor Trump Jr immediately responded to a request for comment from AFP. |
| In the video, republished by the Corriere della Sera daily newspaper, Trump Jr is seen shooting at ducks from a pit blind before addressing the camera. | In the video, republished by the Corriere della Sera daily newspaper, Trump Jr is seen shooting at ducks from a pit blind before addressing the camera. |
| “Great morning, lots of wigeon, teal. This is actually a rather uncommon duck for the area. Not even sure what it is in English,” Trump Jr says, pointing to an orange-brown duck among at least six other dead waterfowl around him. | “Great morning, lots of wigeon, teal. This is actually a rather uncommon duck for the area. Not even sure what it is in English,” Trump Jr says, pointing to an orange-brown duck among at least six other dead waterfowl around him. |
| Zanoni said he had filed a question to the regional authorities to know “what sanctions it intends to impose”. | Zanoni said he had filed a question to the regional authorities to know “what sanctions it intends to impose”. |
| He asked if these would include suspending or revoking the licence of the wildlife shooting company “and those responsible for acts in violation of Italian and European regulations”. | He asked if these would include suspending or revoking the licence of the wildlife shooting company “and those responsible for acts in violation of Italian and European regulations”. |
| Zanoni said the video was filmed recently in the Pierimpie’ valley south of the city of Venice, a special conservation area protected by European regulations that is known as the Middle Lower Lagoon of Venice. | Zanoni said the video was filmed recently in the Pierimpie’ valley south of the city of Venice, a special conservation area protected by European regulations that is known as the Middle Lower Lagoon of Venice. |
| Asked for comment, the regional council told AFP it would “respond to the question in the time and manner it deems appropriate”. | Asked for comment, the regional council told AFP it would “respond to the question in the time and manner it deems appropriate”. |
| The ruddy shelduck spends the winter in southern Asia, migrating to south-eastern Europe or Central Asia to breed. |