Research & Technology

Gombe Gets a New Alpha – The Fall of Ferdinand

April 01, 2026 — In the primate world, rank is everything. Because humans are primates, it’s easy to see how power dynamics and relationships in groups play a massive role in our own societies. In chimpanzee societies alike, ranking behavior is also a part of their way of life. The course of history has been changed time and time […]

Voices of Gombe: A Network of Impact

July 11, 2025 — Our insights into Gombe’s unique ecosystem would not be possible without the dedicated scientists at JGI’s Gombe Stream Research Center. Over the past 65 years over 200 researchers and field assistants have conducted research in Gombe, including generations of local Tanzanian scientists, long-term university partners, and more. Their stories are what bring Gombe to life, so we asked several of these Gombe scientists to share their stories with us.

Voices of Gombe: Magical Moments

July 11, 2025 — How do you capture the wonder of 65 years of ongoing studies? Learn what has inspired researchers throughout their connection to Gombe.

Voices of Gombe: What Comes Next?

July 11, 2025 — As the longest-running study of wild chimpanzees in the world, Gombe unlocks new insight into our closest living relatives with each year that passes. We are learning more than ever about the importance of social bonds, the effect of parental care on infant development, and our own evolutionary history.

Gombe Stream Research Center at 65: How 65 Years of Chimpanzee Research Changed Science, Conservation, and Our Understanding of Ourselves

July 08, 2025 — For 65 years, the Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Stream Research Center has led groundbreaking chimpanzee research—shaping science, conservation, and our understanding of what it means to be human.

The Jane Goodall Institute’s Impact: Science with a Heart

December 06, 2024 — An update from our 2023 annual report. Curiosity, resilience, and innovation are essential elements born from Dr. Jane Goodall’s first steps into the forests of Gombe. Drawn to this work due to her unceasing desire to understand animals, Dr. Jane Goodall found that observing nature and performing scientific research fulfilled her innate sense of wonder. […]

Mapping Hope and Action

December 14, 2023 — Add your own story to Jane Goodall Institute’s Tapestry of Hope There’s no doubt about it—our planet is in crisis. From climate change to biodiversity loss, there’s a lot to be concerned about. But that’s not the whole story. If you only look at the negative headlines, you’ll miss inspiring reasons for hope. Community-led initiatives […]

Science and Technology Are Fundamental to JGI’s Conservation Efforts: Highlights from 2022

September 22, 2023 — “We can only achieve our true human potential when head and heart are in harmony”—this has always been Dr. Jane Goodall’s approach to using science for conservation. The way that Jane and The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) tell stories is meant to connect to the hearts of our audiences, but we need scientific data to […]

Gombe Research Highlights of 2022

September 16, 2023 — On July 14, 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall—at the time, just Jane Goodall—stepped foot in what is now Gombe, Tanzania to begin her groundbreaking research into wild chimpanzee behavior. Today, research continues as part of the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in the world. Individual and group behavior at Gombe are closely tracked among two chimpanzee communities: […]

Notes From the Field: Anna Rathmann, JGI USA Executive Director in Gombe

January 30, 2023 — There are special places in this world that have changed the course of history. Places that defined an era, a belief, or an understanding; ultimately such places shape the trajectory of our own understanding. Amid the steep mountainsides, within a dense forest in western Tanzania, is such a place: Gombe National Park. It was there […]

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Gombe Gets a New Alpha – The Fall of Ferdinand

Voices of Gombe: A Network of Impact

Voices of Gombe: Magical Moments

Voices of Gombe: What Comes Next?

Gombe Stream Research Center at 65: How 65 Years of Chimpanzee Research Changed Science, Conservation, and Our Understanding of Ourselves

The Jane Goodall Institute’s Impact: Science with a Heart

Mapping Hope and Action

Science and Technology Are Fundamental to JGI’s Conservation Efforts: Highlights from 2022

Gombe Research Highlights of 2022

Notes From the Field: Anna Rathmann, JGI USA Executive Director in Gombe