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Dr. Goodall Remembers Richard Leakey

January 14, 2022 — A few days ago I was writing about the lives of four icons – Desmond Tutu, Tom Lovejoy, E.O Wilson, and Betty white who all died within the last week of 2021  And now, at the very start of 2022, on 2nd January, they are joined by Richard Leakey. That he lived to be 77 is […]

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Dr. Goodall Remembers Desmond Tutu

January 04, 2022 — Archbishop Tutu died aged  90 on 26th December.  To my great regret I never got the chance to speak to him, though I closely followed his extraordinary career, and listened to his speeches and interviews when I could. He was appointed a priest in 1960 – the year that I first set foot in Capetown, South Africa. My […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall Remembers Dr. Thomas Lovejoy

January 04, 2022 — Dr. Thomas Lovejoy died on 25th December – what a tragic Christmas for those close to him – and a sense of loss for all who knew him as a warm and caring human being, the opposite of arrogant, and a true giant in the conservation world. He was a scientist who brought an understanding and love […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall Remembers E.O. Wilson

January 04, 2022 — Wilson died aged 92 the day after Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, on the same day as Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Ed is best known for his exhaustive study of ants, and his investigations, in different parts of the world, into the concept of evolution. As a result of these studies, he came up with the theory of Sociobiology. Initially […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall Remembers Betty White

January 04, 2022 — On the 31st December, we lost Betty White, perhaps one of the most respected and most beloved actresses of Hollywood.  Indeed she was named the Mayor of Hollywood. She died just 2 weeks from celebrating her 100th birthday and I find myself writing this tribute as a memorial to her life, rather than part of a planned video […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall Mourns Passing of Dr. Shirley McGreal

December 06, 2021 — With the passing of Dr. Shirley McGreal the primates have lost a true friend, and conservation has lost a true hero.  I remember when I first met Shirley – years and years ago! – and went to visit the gibbons she had rescued in South Carolina.  Starting with her love for  gibbons, Shirley built up […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Reflections on 20th Anniversary of 9/11

September 11, 2021 — 11th September, 2021. In the UK we would write 11.9.21. With a jolt I have just realized that this can also be written 9.11.21 Today, I am feeling a bit shaken – shaken with memories. I was in New York at the Roger Smith Hotel, on the corner of 47th and Lexington on that fateful […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Message for Earth Day 2021

April 21, 2021 — This Earth Day, Dr. Goodall shares her reflections on the state of the planet and why we must each make Earth Day every day. Watch and share her message below! Thoughts on Earth Day from the Jane Goodall Institute On this Earth Day, we at JGI are thinking a lot about how precious and beautiful […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall & The Hill “Conservation and National Security” Interview

December 10, 2020 — Steve Clemons: My final guest for the afternoon ventured to Gombe, Tanzania at the age of 26, and began her now famous study of chimpanzees in the wild. In addition to being the founder of her non-profit, the Jane Goodall Institute, she’s a U.N. Messenger of Peace, and a dame commander of the British empire. […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall Decries Delisting of Grey Wolves from ESA

October 29, 2020 — Dr. Goodall’s statement: I was shocked and saddened to hear that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has planned to delist gray wolves from North America from the endangered species list. I’m not a biologist who studied wolves, although I have met many who have. I have seen wolves with my own eyes in Yellowstone […]

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