A video shows Trump showing off a rust-colored duck, which some viewers have identified as a ruddy shelduck — a bird protected across Europe.

An Italian lawmaker has filed a legal complaint for hunting without a license against Donald Trump Jr. and his hunting party after video emerged showing him surrounded by dead birds that he and his group allegedly shot in a protected conservation area of the Venice lagoon.

Image via Shutterstock Donald Trump Jr. is speaking out (well indirectly) after being accused of illegally hunting and killing a rare duck in Italy. Don Jr. was on a hunting trip in the country. A video surfaced of him along with several others hunting.

Don and his group had all the proper permits and were hunting in a legally allowed area," the political scion's rep told Page Six.

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, broke Italian and European Union environmental protection laws when he hunted ducks near Venice in December, according to two Italian Green party lawmakers.

Italian politicians want action against a hunting party that included the president's son, who they accuse of allegedly killing a ruddy shelduck. One Italian paper called it the "Donald duck crisis."

Donald Trump Jr., President Trump’s adult son, and a group he was with have been accused of hunting a protected duck in Italy. Andrea Zanoni, an Italian politician, said in a post on Facebook this

The fury among environmental activists in Italy started when they obtained a video showing a group of hunters, including Donald Trump Jr., shooting ducks in the Venice lagoon.

Donald Trump Jr. may face serious issues following his visit to Italy. The son of the US President has been accused of shooting a protected species of duck. This accusation emerged due to a hunting video that appeared online.

Green lawmakers claim the U.S. president’s son shot a rare duck in an EU conservation zone. Two Italian Green lawmakers accused Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, of illegally hunting a protected bird species in the Venice Lagoon and urged authorities to take action.