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

Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, is under fire for allegedly killing a "very rare" protected duck while on a hunting trip in Venice, Italy.

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.

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.

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. Andrea Zanoni, a member of the Veneto regional assembly, said he had seen footage of Trump Jr. hunting in the EU conservation zone.

An Italian politician and anti-hunter has accused Don Jr. of several hunting violations, including killing a ruddy shelduck. Here's what's actually going on.

Politicians in Italy have asked authorities to take action against a hunting party including Donald Trump Jr. that may have killed a protected species of duck near Venice