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Press Releases:
5/7/2008International Youth Leaders Energized to Make Change After Jane Goodall’s Global Youth Summit
Arlington, Virginia, April 25, 2008 – One hundred youth from six continents and 28 countries are heading home today after taking part in Jane Goodall’s Global Youth Summit. This first annual event, which took place April 19-25 at Walt Disney World Resort® in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., mobilized the young leaders to address some of the critical issues facing the planet. The attendees are returning to their communities with a renewed commitment to making positive change happen and armed with the knowledge that – together – they can make the world a better place.

3/12/2008Jane Goodall Testifies On Interstate Transport of Nonhuman Primates
During Tuesday’s release of the International Conservation Budget, an annual publication that highlights America’s role in conserving the world’s natural resources, Dr. Goodall spoke about the need to integrate funding of species conservation and human development projects.

1/2/2008Congress guarantees sanctuary for retired medical research chimps
Arlington, Virginia --- The Jane Goodall Institute hailed Wednesday’s signing into law of the Chimp Haven is Home Act, a bill that will ensure chimpanzees living in sanctuary after years of medical research in government-funded facilities will not be returned to the labs.

11/1/2007JGI Will Expand Conservation Programs in Western Tanzania
JGI is scaling up its operations to the threatened Masito-Ugalla Ecosystem, a region containing wild chimpanzee populations south of the Institute’s Greater Gombe Ecosystem Project area.

10/2/2007US Fish & Wildlife Service funds Jane Goodall Institute conservation project in Congo
Washington, DC – With support from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Jane Goodall Institute will begin the first phase of a multi-year effort to protect chimpanzee populations and habitat in an ecologically diverse region of Central Africa that includes one of the most endangered ecosystem types on the continent.

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Jane Goodall Institute News:

9/17/2008Jane Goodall Leads World's Young People In Celebrating Roots & Shoots Day Of Peace
Following the lead of their hero—renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE—young people around the world will join together on September 21 to celebrate Roots & Shoots Day of Peace.

7/31/2008Another loss for Gaia
Over the past few days we at the Gombe Stream Research Center have been speculating about how long Gaia's second twin might live.

7/28/2008A Twin Succumbs
"The situation for Gaia's new twins has grown both more complex and more distressing over the last few days."

7/25/2008A repeat drama: Gremlin takes Gaia's newborns
"Gaia made a great fuss, screaming and such, but was unable to get her babies back from her mother."

7/24/2008Once again, twins at Gombe!
"One of the babies, on Gaia's left, clearly is a boy. He seems to be healthy, but Gaia is holding him upside down!"

Upcoming Jane Goodall Institute Events:

Dr. Jane Goodall's National Luncheons
Date: 10/7/2008

Hope for Nature Lecture Tour
Date: 10/8/2008

Dr. Jane Goodall's National Luncheons
Date: 10/9/2008

Hope for Nature Lecture Tour
Date: 10/10/2008

Hope for Nature Lecture Tour
Date: 10/12/2008

Dr. Jane Goodall's National Luncheons
Date: 10/14/2008

Dr. Jane Goodall's National Luncheons
Date: 10/15/2008

Dr. Jane Goodall's National Luncheons
Date: 10/17/2008

Hope for Nature Lecture Tour
Date: 10/18/2008

The Wildscreen Festival 2008
Date: 10/21/2008

Leakey Prize Laureate Lectures
Date: 10/31/2008

the Jane Goodall Institute Global Leadership Awards Celebration
Date: 11/7/2008

The Jane Goodall Global Youth Summit 2009
Date: 3/29/2009

 

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JGI in the News:

7/31/2007Monkeys Don't Go For Easy Pickings: Study Shows Primates Consider More Than Distance When Searching For Food
Animals’ natural foraging decisions give an insight into their cognitive abilities, and primates do not automatically choose the easy option. Instead, they appear to decide where to feed based on the quality of the resources available and the effect on their social group, rather than simply selecting the nearest food available.

11/28/2005A Conversation with the "Chimpanzee Lady": Jane Goodall on Animals, the Environment and her Life
Democracy Now broadcast an extended conversation with Jane Goodall. She discusses her life, the environment, war, and her new book "Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating." [includes rush transcript]

10/4/2004The Queen of Gombe:The legendary researcher raises her voice to help chimpanzees — and their human cousins — Time Europe
Time magazine's European edition has named Dr. Jane Goodall as one of its 2004 heroes in the magazine's special "tribute to 29 dazzling people who shine a light on the world."

9/2/2004Goodall Group Calls for Curtain on Ape "Actors"--National Geographic News
Chimpanzees make great on-screen comedians, but famed primatologist Jane Goodall is launching a public-awareness campaign urging the entertainment industry to ban great ape actors.

8/5/2004Program teaches gardening to young — Ypsilanti Courier
"The Ypsilanti Roots & Shoots is built on the premise behind the success of the Perry Learning Garden, which encourages young people to learn more about nutrition."

6/14/2004Chimps 'extinct within 50 years' — The Scotsman
Nona Gandleman, the director of communications at the internationally renowned Jane Goodall Institute which has been researching chimpanzee behaviour for more than 40 years, said: "Some estimates put the time left for chimpanzees at less than 50 years, so this really is a crisis which needs to be addressed now. Chimpanzees still teach us so much about ourselves, and research still yields information that helps us understand human behaviour."