US EditionKentucky Primate Sanctuary Shares Impact of Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots & Shoots, influencing conservation in over 60 countries and inspiring millions over six decades.
- Jane Goodall, a renowned primatologist and conservationist, died at age 91 on October 1, 2025, while on a speaking tour in Los Angeles.
- Her death caps over 60 years of groundbreaking research began in 1960 when anthropologist Louis Leakey sent her to study chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park.
- Goodall’s extensive research uncovered the sophisticated ways chimpanzees utilize objects, organize themselves within structured communities, and form deep emotional connections, fundamentally changing scientific perspectives and motivating her to create the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977.
- In 1991, she launched Roots & Shoots, a global youth program active in over 100 countries, emphasizing that "every individual makes a difference" and championing empathy for nature.
- Her legacy continues through ongoing research, conservation efforts, and youth activism, influencing global understanding of humans’ connection to animals and the environment.
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Harry and Meghan Pay Tribute to Jane Goodall, Recall Sweet Moment with Son Archie
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This Week in Science: Remembering Jane Goodall, a Fertility Breakthrough, And More!
This week in science: the unfortunate passing of Jane Goodall; a potential fertility treatment breakthrough; the people have chosen the winner of Fat Bear Week; and much more! World-Renowned Primatologist Jane Goodall Passes Away at 91 [caption id="attachment_176113" align="alignnone" width="642"] (Dr.
Dr. Jane Goodall, a famous ethologist, conservationist, activist and UN Peace Messenger, dies of natural causes at the age of 91. Her pioneering work began in 1960 at the Gombe Stream Nature Reserve in Tanzania, where she observed chimpanzees in her natural habitat and revealed surprising behaviors: use of tools, social structure, emotions and complex relationships, now leaving us a ‘legado’ that will transcend over time.
Science news this week: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin
Sept. 27, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
On Wednesday, this brilliant woman who advanced primatology, Jane Goodall, left us. Goodall was one of the three angels of Louis Leakey. This great paleoprimatologist and British paleoanthropologist had in his career this idea of genius that gave rise to Goodall the scientist. It is therefore he, the creator that I evoked in my title.
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