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My Special Memories of Elephants

April 01, 2026 — There were some individuals who were special. I am thinking of Rafiki (meaning ‘friend’ in Kiswahili) with her twin calves. I first saw them when they were only a couple of weeks old. It was when Derek Bryceson, my former husband, was Director of Tanzania National Parks. I had suggested that we might train park […]

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The Puerto Rican Parrot: Rescued from Extinction

April 01, 2026 — The Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata: Rescued from Extinction It was during a visit to Puerto Rico with Roots & Shoots champions, Dr. Rick and Nelly Asselta, that I heard about a perfect Good News story for this blog – the rescue of the endemic Puerto Rican Parrot from the very brink of extinction. I […]

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Jane’s Message for World Elephant Day

April 01, 2026 — Today is World Elephant Day and I am thinking of the magical times when I have been privileged to watch wild elephants in different places in Africa. How wonderful it was to see them feeding, using their trunks like hands to pick leaves overhead, or tear up lush green grass in great bunches, then push […]

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The First Time I Saw A Lion

April 01, 2026 — I will never forget my first sighting of a wild lion. Today lions are listed as threatened, but this was far from the case when I arrived in Africa in 1957. Louis and Mary Leakey invited me to take part in a three month ‘dig’ at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. The Leakey’s were sure that the […]

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Taking Action for Lions on the Anniversary of Cecil’s Death

April 01, 2026 — On July 1, 2015, an American dentist shot and killed a lion named Cecil on his quest for a trophy to bring back from Africa. Cecil wasn’t just any lion, however. He was a very beautiful and very beloved lion, who just so happened to be part of a decade-long Oxford University study. The event […]

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Remembering Elie Wiesel

April 01, 2026 — It was a great honour for me to be a United Nations Messenger of Peace along with Elie Wiesel. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi death camps that killed his father, and almost killed him, it would be understandable if thoughts of hatred and a desire for revenge had coloured the rest of his […]

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He Married the Wrong Jane

April 01, 2026 — Warner Bros. Pictures just recently released their own version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous story, Tarzan of the Apes. The film tells the action-packed story of Tarzan who, after 10 years of living in civilized society, returns to Africa with his wife Jane. Tarzan’s story was a big inspiration for Dr. Goodall when she was […]

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Ending the Ivory Trade

April 01, 2026 — With the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species preparing for its 17th annual Conference of Parties, the United States has taken the opportunity to strengthen its own commitment to protecting endangered species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently instituted a near-total ban on domestic commercial ivory trading. This ban seriously limits imports, exports […]

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Social Media: My 5th Reason for Hope

April 01, 2026 — For years I have talked of my four reasons for hope: the energy, commitment, passion and sometimes courage of young people once they are aware of the problems facing us, and are empowered to take action; the human brain; the resilience of nature, and the indomitable human spirit. It was during the Climate March in […]

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World Refugee Day

April 01, 2026 — Today is World Refugee Day. A day for us to reflect on the plight of the hundreds of thousands of refugees around the world. People – men, women, and children – who have escaped from countries torn apart by the horrors of war and violence. Or left their homes and all that they know in […]

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