The Game Commission has actively supported HSH since the program's inception. Successful hunters are urged to share a portion of their venison with those in need. Arrangements can be made through participating meat processors. Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia will work with Pennsylvania through the Wildlife Management Institute, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., to define the breeding and wintering areas and migration routes of tundra swans. Identification of key migration habitats is necessary to protect these areas from future threats.
Tundra swans are the state's largest migratory waterfowl species.
Wintering concentrations occur primarily in Lebanon and Lancaster counties, especially at the Game Commission's Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. The birds will be tracked from their wintering locations in eastern states and along migration routes to breeding areas in the arctic regions of Alaska and Canada. The site along Tunnel Road on SGL 119 originally was purchased by the Game Commission with the use of federal Pittman-Robertson funds. The Game Commission must await approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before any construction takes place. Approved a policy for the purchase and distribution of wearing apparel for Game Commission employees who do not perform law enforcement duties.