Game Animal Council’s Tim Gale (right) delivers venison mince to Vikki Stevenson and Paul Smith of the Salvation Army’s Southern Division. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAn annual deer cull in Fiordland National Park will this year provide 18,000kg of venison to New Zealand foodbanks and families in need. Fiordland Wapiti Foundation typically would remove up to 1000 animals during the cull, and this year partnered with Game Animal Council and the Department of Conservation (Doc) for the initiative. The project is jointly funded by the Department of Conservation and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation with the Game Animal Council administering the programme. “Getting this project going was only possible because of the collaboration between the Game Animal Council, Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, Doc, and Fare Game Meat Processors."

Source: Otago Daily Times June 15, 2020 01:07 UTC