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2021 Chimpanzee Updates from Tchimpounga  

April 01, 2026 — One of the cornerstones of Dr. Goodall’s ethos is the concept that non-human animals are sentient, complex, intelligent, compassionate, and have innate value. JGI caretakers at Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in Republic of the Congo witness that every day across the sanctuary’s diverse groups.  Ramsey Last summer, the chimpanzees on Tchimpounga’s Ngombe Island were gradually […]

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Stany Nyadwi: The Chimpanzee Whisperer

April 01, 2026 — Dr. Goodall is well-known for her remarkable ability to immerse herself in chimpanzee culture and life. Because of her compassion and observational skills, she was able to enter into their world in a remarkable way, providing one-of-a-kind insights. Her story, and her ability to tell their story, transformed our relationship to the rest of the […]

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Community-led Conservation Promises Potential Hope for Great Apes in DRC

April 01, 2026 — Conservation often feels like a never-ending challenge, which is why a little bit of encouraging news goes a long way! Today’s hope-filled news comes from a recent study in the American Journal of Primatology out of the Democratic Republic in the Congo (DRC) led by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) funded in part by the Jane […]

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Day 2 Highlights From Gombe 60 Symposium at the (IPS) Congress

April 01, 2026 — International Primatological Society Congress – Quito, 9-15 January, 2022  As proud collaborators of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania, Uganda’s Kibale Chimpanzee Project intersects with Gombe research methodology as the Project seeks to contribute to our understanding of primate behavioral diversity, human evolutionary ecology, and conservation. For the second day of […]

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Highlights From Gombe 60 Symposium at the International Primatological Society (IPS) Congress

April 01, 2026 — Quito, 9-15 January, 2022  The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) has an incredible legacy for science with an emphasis on long-term basic and applied research, specifically focusing on conservation action and results. In addition, recognized as the longest-running field research study on chimpanzees in the world, JGI’s Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania continues the work […]

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Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzee Welfare Index: Future of Improved Captive Welfare

April 01, 2026 — Dr. Goodall’s research demonstrating that non-human animals are sentient, complex, intelligent, compassionate, and have innate value transformed human understanding of our relationship with the natural world. It also increased reverence and respect for the other beings with whom we share our planet. Through decades of advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees, worldwide wildlife, and animals in captive facilities, Dr. Goodall and JGI have fundamentally improved life […]

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Gombe Today: Understanding Our Closest Living Relatives

April 01, 2026 — Research activities, like other aspects of life, were not spared by the Covid-19 pandemic. In March 2020, Gombe Stream Research Center had to limit research in order to ensure the safety of staff and wildlife alike. Unfortunately, as the Gombe team was also dealing with a separate respiratory disease outbreak from earlier in 2020, some staff remained under […]

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Tchimpounga Provides a Safe Haven for Rescued Chimpanzees

April 01, 2026 — JGI’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo has been rescuing captive chimpanzees for nearly 30 years. While the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated some adjustments, that did not stop the mission. To celebrate the brave work of Tchimpounga’s staff, here are just a handful of success stories from 2020! Perrine  Just before 2020 began, […]

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Give a Pant-Hoot: World Chimpanzee Day 2021

April 01, 2026 — Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom…but you may already know that! What you may not know is that they are incredibly unique, dynamic, and that we learn more from them every single day. Every year on July 14th, we celebrate our great ape cousins by honoring all the ways that they […]

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Tchimpounga Story of Hope: Perrine and Zeze

April 01, 2026 — Have you met Perrine and Zeze? One of the most rewarding things about JGI’s Tchimpounga sanctuary is that rescued, orphaned chimpanzees are given and entirely new life with fellow rescued chimpanzees. These dynamics are truly unique and profoundly inspiring to watch. In Tchimpounga sanctuary, there are two very special little chimpanzees who are providing the […]

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