10/03/2025
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall 💔
Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking work in Gombe showed the world that chimpanzees use tools, experience emotions, and have rich social lives — forever changing how we see animals and ourselves.
Beyond her research, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to protect chimps and their habitats, and created Roots & Shoots, a youth program inspiring action for people, animals, and the planet in over 100 countries.
Jane Goodall was my biggest role model and I was fortunate enough to hear her speak one time and her words still hit hard: “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
If you’d like to honor her legacy, you can donate to the Jane Goodall Institute here: https://janegoodall.org/donate
Thank you, Jane, for everything you gave us.
With great sadness, the Jane Goodall Institute confirmed this morning the passing of the organization’s founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, age 91 who died peacefully in her sleep while in Los Angeles, CA for her speaking tour in the United States.
Dr. Goodall’s life and work not only made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, but also of humankind and the environments we all share. She inspired curiosity, hope and compassion in countless people around the world, and paved the way for many others — particularly young people who gave her hope for the future.
In 1960 Dr. Goodall established the longest running wild chimpanzee study in Gombe National Park, Tanzania which continues to this day. She pioneered and sustained the Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation initiatives across the chimpanzee range for over four decades. Her legacy includes the creation of JGI’s international environmental and humanitarian youth program Roots & Shoots, which is actively driving change in 75 countries and counting around the world.
The Jane Goodall Institute is incredibly grateful to all our supporters, partners, and friends, especially during this difficult time. To add a personal remembrance of Dr. Goodall and continue her legacy for future generations, please visit JaneGoodall.org/RememberingJane
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Photo credit: Marko Zlousic
