Dear MoveOn member,

Donald Trump Jr. recently went to Mongolia with taxpayer-funded support
after purchasing a hunting trip at a charity auction to benefit the
National Rifle Association (NRA). While in Mongolia, Trump Jr. shot and
killed a rare argali sheep that is listed and protected as "Threatened" in
Mongolia under the Endangered Species Act.^1

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to urge the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to bar
Donald Trump Jr. from importing his endangered "trophy" home.

Deny Donald Trump Jr. a permit to import a protected sheep trophy and
investigate whether he illegally brought the body parts back into the
United States.

[2]Sign the petition

Trump Jr. did not reportedly have a permit to kill the imperiled argali
sheep at the time of his hunt and was granted one retroactively after he
had left the region.

The argali sheep is threatened by agriculture and energy production and is
listed as "Decreasing" by the IUCN Red List.

As part of this process, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service considers
whether local, national, and multinational laws and regulations are
followed and whether the killing of animals is beneficial to conservation
as a part of the importation process. As Mr. Trump received a permit for
his trophy hunting only after he had killed the imperiled species and was
likely able to do so only because of his father's position, the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service should reject any forthcoming import request from Mr.
Trump and ascertain whether he has already imported the carcass in
violation of U.S. law.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thank you.

—Mitch Merry, Endangered Species Coalition

Source:

1. "Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the
Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep," ProPublica, December 11, 2019
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