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WILDLIFE THREAT: ‘No chance’: Road rubble allegedly buries Gqeberha riverside kingfisher nests

Kyran Blaauw · Daily Maverick

Published 5 Oct 2026, 6:25 am·3 d ago·1 min read

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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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