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Andrea Zanoni of the Europa Verde party in the northern Veneto
region cited a video posted on the Field Ethos website for male
adventurers founded by Trump. It shows Trump on a recent hunt in
the wetlands in the Valle Pierimpie’ bordering the Venice
Lagoon.
At one point, Trump is shown next to a dead duck that Zanoni
identifies as a ruddy shelduck. The species is protected in
Europe, and killing one is a criminal offense in Italy, Zanoni
said.
The video picked up by Italian media does not indicate who
killed the duck. It was not clear when the hunt took place, but
Italian media said Trump was in Italy in December and a
Christmas tree was seen.
Zanoni appealed to Veneto legislators to take action in
coordination with Luana Zanella, a Greens lawmaker in Italy’s
lower house, who appealed to Italy’s environment minister.
Zanoni said he also sought the suspension or revocation of
authorization for the Valle Pierimpie’ wildlife hunting company
that led the hunt.
Hunting is strictly regulated in Italy. Non-residents are
permitted to hunt only on private reserves.
A spokesman for Trump said the hunting party had permits and
were hunting in a legally allowed area “where there were
countless other hunting groups present.”
“While it’s unclear whether this single duck was unintentionally
shot by someone in Don’s hunting group, another hunting group or
killed in a different manner and retrieved by the group's
hunting dog, Don takes following all rules, regulations and
conservation on his hunts very seriously and plans on fully
cooperating with any investigation," Andy Surabian, spokesman
for Trump, said in a statement.
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Associated Press writer Michelle L. Price in Washington
contributed to this report.
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