Trophy Hunters Can Bid for a Chance to Kill Deer With ‘Accomplished Conservationist’ Donald Trump Jr.

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He accidentally shot an endangered species in Mongolia last summer.

A Sitka black-tailed deer.Michael Penn/AP

This piece was originally published in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership.

A week-long “dream hunt” with the US president’s son Donald Trump Jr. is being auctioned at an annual trophy hunting convention in Reno, Nevada, alongside expeditions to shoot elephants, bears and giraffes.

The four-day event organized by Safari Club International (SCI) and advertised as a “hunters’ heaven,” will culminate on Saturday with an auction for a week-long Sitka black-tailed deer hunt in Alaska with Trump Jr., his son, and a guide. At the time of writing, bidding for the yacht-based expedition stands at $10,000.

Other prizes include the chance to shoot an elephant on a 14-day trip in Namibia, an all-inclusive hunt package to…

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