Deer hunters help feed more than 3,000 meals to Mass families masslive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from masslive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Since deer season began about a month ago, hunters across the state have donated more than 750 pounds of venison to residents facing food insecurity. The donations make up over 3,000 meals and more than double the impact that MassWildlife's Hunters Share the Harvest Program had last year when it launched as a pilot program.
Massachusetts wildlife officials have received nearly $800,000 to get ahead of wildlife disease outbreaks before they cross the barrier from animals to humans and become pandemics.
Massachusetts wildlife officials receive $773,000 to help prevent pandemics, respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.