One concern is that the virus could evolve inside the deer and create new strains of the virus.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
Major COVID outbreak puts Savoonga into lockdown
Roughly 15% of residents in the remote community of Savoonga have COVID-19, the Norton Sound Health Corporation said this week.
Alaska reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths
Most of the 28 deaths happened in October.
Watch: Juneau health officials to give latest COVID-19 community update
You can watch the meeting through Zoom or Facebook, or call 1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799 with webinar ID 985 6308 5159.
A computer glitch led to incorrect COVID test results for some Anchorage residents
One Anchorage resident received an email showing he had tested positive for COVID-19. Then, an hour and a half later, he received another email saying he was negative.
Haines welcomes its first Canadian visitor since March 2020
The U.S. border has reopened to non-essential travel for Canadians for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.