Donald Trump JR is accused of illegal hunting for rare ducks in Italy while Italian activists shoot the first son for his actions.
Environmental activists and local MPs have demanded an investigation after claiming a camouflaged Don JR who was demanded in a protected area in the rare birds, was placed online.
In the video, published by the American website 'Field Ethos – The Global Hunt for Adventure', a group of people can be seen who participate in a hunting trip in a lagoon close to Venice and among men is Don Jr.
In the almost six -minute images, Don JR from Foxhole jumps in his camouflage – equipment – shooting on the ducks with different traps from the sky.
Later he is surrounded by a series of dead birds, including an unusual amber -colored duck that he says: 'is a rather unusual bird in the area. I'm not even sure what it is. '
The non -genuentified duck in question seems to be a blushing shelduck, a rare species in Europe and, according to activists, is protected under the bird directive of the European Union.
And according to Italian law it is illegal to kill the bird.
The video has fueled a controversy in Italy with the Italian environmental activist and the politician of the Green Party Andrea Zanoni who accused Don JR of violating a number of laws in the country.
Later he is surrounded by a series of dead birds, including an unusual amber -colored duck that he says: 'is a rather unusual bird in the area. I'm not even sure what it is'
In the almost six -minute images, Don JR from Foxhole jumps in his camouflage – equipment – shooting on the ducks with different traps from the sky
Mr. Zanoni, reported in words by Corriere del Veneto, claimed that Don JR killed a protected species without a regular license and also hunted for a protected nature conservation space protected by the European Union.
He added: 'Like every foreigner, in Italy he was not allowed to chase. In fact, in our country only residents of one of the Italian regions can hunt. '
'You need a hunting permit issued by the police headquarters, but above all you only need a hunting permit that is issued and exclusively to residents of one of the Italian regions, a compulsory document where you can do the date, place of hunting and Quantity of animals can notice killed killed by individual species. '
Mr. Zanoni has also filed a complaint with the judiciary because “Veneto and Italy are not the property of the US.”
A green member of the Italian parliament has escalated the complaint at the Ministry of Environment.
Luana Zanella, an Italian Member of Parliament, said: 'We ask the Minister of Environment Pichetto Fratin with a question to explain what happened.
“Given that the shooting on protected species is a crime, even if it is true that was present among those participants, Donald Trump Jr, son of the President of the United States,” La Repubblica reported.
Don JR with a long time girlfriend Bettina Anderson at the inaugration of President Trump. Don JR was in Venice with Bettina who placed several photos of their stay in the Lagoon City on her Instagram, including a romantic nocturnal gondola ride
In a statement to MailOnline, Monica Sambo, of the Democratic Party of Venice: 'What has been reported is a very serious matter, it is unacceptable that protected species are killed in the Lagoon of Venice, a protected environment that must be protected.
“If Trump's involvement is confirmed, we hope that he will be prosecuted as any other citizen.”
Veldethos was founded by Don JR and her website describes the organization as 'old school adventurers who do not apologize to who we are'.
Don JR was in Venice with his old friend Bettina Anderson, who posted several photos of their stay in the Lagoon City on her Instagram, including a romantic ride for Gondel in the night.
It is unlikely that the controversy will dampen the warm relationships between President Donald Trump and the right -wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.
During Trump's inauguration, Meloni was one of the handful of world leaders who attended the ceremony.
Earlier in January, Meloni visited Trump in his house in Mar-A-Lago. Trump spoke with reporters the moment Trump called his Italian counterpart “a fantastic woman” who conquers “real Europe, and everyone else.”
