Dear editor:

I am incensed to read that last summer Donald Jr. went to Mongolia and while there shot an argali sheep which is a threatened species. After the killing, according to Pro Publica, he then was able to obtain a “coveted and rare” permit to hunt this sheep. The permit was issued after the fact, of course, because of his father’s status. The trip cost us taxpayers $76,859.36 according to a Freedom of Information Act filing by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, for his Secret Service protection.

Now, his father’s administration has taken another step to endanger animals. The current secretary of the Interior, Daniel Bernhardt, has reversed hunting restrictions introduced in 2015 by the previous administration to protect animals within the jurisdiction of the national parklands in Alaska. He says they will increase hunting…