Conservation

Time to Choose: Climate Change Documentary Emphasizes Hope

April 01, 2026 — Conversations surrounding climate change all too often revolve solely around its devastating environmental impacts. Documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson is trying to change that conversation into one that acknowledges the challenges without overlooking the solutions that are already available to us. His new film, Time to Choose, aims to educate audiences on the problems and solutions […]

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How JGI Works To Save Chimpanzees

April 01, 2026 — The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo was established in 1992, and since then has provided life-saving treatment and sanctuary to hundreds of chimpanzees. Once our Tchimpounga sanctuary opened, JGI quickly realized that many of the chimpanzees in need of rescue were victims of illegal wildlife trafficking…and that […]

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Chimpanzee News Round Up

April 01, 2026 — Last year, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that all chimpanzees, wild and captive, will be classified as endangered. This was a departure from their previous ruling, which only listed wild chimpanzees as endangered. Captive chimpanzees in the US enjoyed no such protection, and could legally be subjected to lonely, painful lives as […]

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Endangered Species Day Round Up

April 01, 2026 — Endangered Species Day is on its way! Falling on Friday, May 20, Endangered Species day is a time people should focus on learning about endangered animal populations, the threats that they are facing, and what we can do to help! To get our supporters talking about this special day, the Jane Goodall Institute has collected […]

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Grizzly Bears: They Still Need To Be Protected

April 01, 2026 — Grizzly bears, one of North America’s majestic species of bear, was once hunted to near extinction. Thanks to protections provided under the Endangered Species Act, their populations have been allowed to recover, though they have not yet fully returned across their historic range. Concerns of food availability, inbreeding and a weakened gene pool, as well […]

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Celebrating Trees and Ensuring The Future of Forests

April 01, 2026 — Forests provide billions of humans and animals with shelter and food. They clean the air we that we breathe and provide us with an amazing array of resources, from fuel to medicine. Today on Arbor Day, the Jane Goodall Institute and people all over the world will reflect on the state of forests and trees in […]

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Celebrating 20 years of Nature Conservation

April 01, 2026 — As someone who is passionate about chimpanzee conservation, there is a good chance you saw Disneynature’s wonderful film, Chimpanzee and learned about the Jane Goodall Institute’s collaboration with the Disney Conservation Fund. But did you know that the institute has worked closely with Disney Conservation Fund to protect the amazing world of chimpanzees for two […]

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Jane Goodall on Forests #2: Lessons on Appreciation and Protection

April 01, 2026 — Editor’s note: In honor of International Day of Forests on March 21, Dr. Jane Goodall, having spent so much of her life living in the forests of Gombe Stream National Park, and has in her life experienced so many other forests around our planet shares some of her thoughts on appreciating forests and working together to […]

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World Frog Day: A Story About Saving One of the World’s Rarest

April 01, 2026 — Jane Goodall’s All Good News A Jane Goodall’s All Good News post published in honor of today’s World Frog Day.  In 2008, the Year of the Frog, I was appointed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as International Ambassador for the Frog simply, to draw attention to the threats faced by frogs and […]

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Call to Action: JGI’s International Day for Mobile Phone Recycling

April 01, 2026 — Hopefully, you already know that recycling your old electronic devices helps mitigate conflict over minerals in the chimpanzee habitat of the Congo Basin. If you don’t, you can get a more in-depth explanation in our blog post, Why You Should Recycle Your Cell Phone. For those ready to take action but not quite sure how, […]

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