Lindy Rodwell

Who is Lindy Rodwell?

Lindy Rodwell is a South African zoologist and conservationist who dedicated herself to ensuring viable wetland habitat and population sizes for the cranes of Africa south of the Sahara, namely the endangered Blue Crane and Grey-crowned Crane and the critically endangered Wattled Crane.

Lindy Rodwell was awarded a BSc and a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Town. She served a five-month internship with the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States. Then, while working at a bird park in South Africa, she became aware that she could make a greater contribution to wildlife by becoming involved in local and global conservation politics. She became Africa programme coordinator for the South African Crane Working Group of the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

Due to Rodwell's efforts over the past decade, the future for Blue and Grey-crowned Cranes is beginning to look more secure within South Africa. However, beyond South Africa’s borders, Wattled Cranes range across ten countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each has its particular hazards for cranes.