Organizations celebrate migratory birds designation for Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin

Mon, Jul 30: Several groups celebrated the anniversary of a special designation for Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin on Monday. It’s meant to bring attention to the migratory birds using the area during their long-distance journeys. But with the numbers of birds dwindling, the hope is to create more of these “special places” in the Maritimes. Steve Silva has more.

• Conservation groups celebrate 30 years of Minas Basin as ‘globally significant shorebird habitat’