1 min readBy Kyran Blaauw
WILDLIFE THREAT: ‘No chance’: Road rubble allegedly buries Gqeberha riverside kingfisher nests
A conservationist has opened a criminal case alleging tonnes of road-building waste were dumped beside the Baakens River, burying kingfisher nests and potentially killing eggs and chicks during breeding season.
By Kyran BlaauwSouth Africa
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A conservationist has opened a criminal case alleging tonnes of road-building waste were dumped beside the Baakens River, burying kingfisher nests and potentially killing eggs and chicks during breeding season.
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- Length
- 30 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 4, 2026
- Byline
- Kyran Blaauw
- Source
- Daily Maverick