# South Africa Kingfisher Nests Buried

> Road rubble allegedly buried kingfisher nests in Gqeberha, sparking criminal case.
- Title: South Africa Kingfisher Nests Buried · Allafrica | Shortify
- Summary: Road rubble allegedly buried kingfisher nests in Gqeberha, sparking criminal case. Conservationist opened criminal case after road rubble from South Union…
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- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202610050043.html
- Published: 2026-10-05T02:22:49+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: south africa, gqeberha, baakens river, pied kingfisher, road rubble, nelson mandela bay municipality, arthur slabbert, criminal case, news, world, politics
## Kingfisher Nests at Risk
A conservationist opened a criminal case alleging tonnes of road-building waste were dumped beside the Baakens River, burying kingfisher nests during breeding season.

> It's actually quite disgusting. They've broken so many laws. The tar has to be specially disposed of. So it costs money. So somewhere along the line, there was a bit of conniving
## Rubble Dumped Near River
Wildlife rescue expert Arnold Slabbert opened a criminal case at Humewood police station, alleging environmental, waste and animal-protection laws were contravened.
## Rubble Covered Nests
Slabbert said the rubble, including large quantities of old tar and road-building material, covered kingfisher nesting burrows and may have killed birds, eggs and chicks.
## Rubble Source
The rubble came from roadworks on South Union Street, carried out by a Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality contractor.
## Criminal Case Details
Slabbert alleged the material covered kingfisher nests near South Union Street, posing a risk to the already fragile Baakens River.
## Key takeaway

Conservationist opened criminal case after road rubble from South Union Street construction buried pied kingfisher nests during breeding season.