Finland orders cull of mink and foxes due to bird flu

The Finnish food authority has ordered 50,000 farmed mink and foxes to be culled at 3 fur farms hit by bird flu infections as mink can host the virus, increasing the chance of it mutating and affecting humans. Finland and Norway are facing record outbreaks of the H5N1 virus strain this year. The virus has killed thousands of seagulls and other bird species, put livestock at risk and restricted travel in some areas.