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Human Primates Working Together to Protect All Primates

April 01, 2026 — Across the continent of Africa, wildlife sanctuaries are working hard to better the lives of their native animals. From improving electrical lines to protect monkeys from accidental electrocution to educating communities about the misconceptions of traditional medicine using ape bones, the responsibilities of a sanctuary extend well beyond helping injured and orphaned animals. While each […]

See the World Through Jane Goodall’s Eyes with the New Google Earth

April 01, 2026 — It is no coincidence that throughout human history, many of the greatest thinkers – Aristotle, Isaac Newton, for example – were also exceptional observers of the world through physics and astronomy. The connection between philosophical explanations of the nature of humanity and our universal position has always been tightly bound. To understand best what it […]

Believe in Girls by Investing in Girls

April 01, 2026 — In a single fateful moment (not unique to the series of serendipitous meetings and events of Dr. Jane Goodall’s life), Jane flew over Tanzania and saw that the sacred forest home of the world famous chimps of Gombe was on the verge of disappearing entirely. The Jane Goodall Institute, founded by Jane 40 years ago, […]

Why I Went Plant-Based (And Why We Should All Eat Less Meat)

April 01, 2026 — Recently, the German Minister banned meat at official functions (HuffPo). Additionally, Portugal just passed a law which requires public cafeterias to offer at least one vegan option, applying to prisons, schools, universities, hospitals and other public buildings (Care2). Some people may be asking, ‘Why all this fuss?,’ but as we approach the People’s Climate March […]

The Amazon You Have Not Seen is Disappearing: Yasuni Man

April 01, 2026 — Interview with filmmaker Ryan Killackey of Yasuni Man At the International Primatological Society Conference, the JGI jungles of the Congo Basin interacted with the jungles of hundreds of other primate researchers and organizations. Along this primate journey, I met a filmmaker named Ryan Patrick Killackey, who is the producer, writer and director of a film called […]

A Star is Born in ‘Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale’

April 01, 2026 — They say that the impact of a name determines so much in a single life that it perhaps can even shape and define an individual. When a baby elephant entered the world in Botswana, the stars aligned to create one destined for greatness: “Naledi,” or ‘star’ in Setswana. In Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale, we’re […]

The Brutal Poetry of Nature

April 01, 2026 — The world is jam packed with bad news. It’s like traffic, sometimes you just can’t avoid it. But there is the road less traveled. If you follow this road it will reveal a spellbinding landscape: devoid of plastic, litter, smog and clouds of disappointment. The natural world is medicine, and last month while on an […]

Hope for Women & Girls : Women in Action

April 01, 2026 — Hope in Action The power of a single story is immeasurable. When a young 26 year old woman from England traveled to Tanzania to study wild animals and share their stories, she transformed our understanding of our relationship to non-human animals, and what was possible for a woman in science, or in general. The reverberations […]

World Wildlife Day: A World Without Wildlife, is Not a World at All

April 01, 2026 — What would the world absent of wildlife look like? We might think of a morning without the chiming song of birds, an ocean without whales spouting blasts of sea water beside ships, or a forest without the heart-stopping calls of chimpanzees. This is a world we cannot imagine, because it is one we should not […]

Who Will Safe-Guard the Great Grizzly?

April 01, 2026 — Over the years I have had the privilege of meeting grizzly bears on several occasions, including up close in Alaska. They are huge, majestic, awe-inspiring and like so many people I was deeply moved. For me they symbolize, along with the Wolf, the Bison and the Bald Eagle, the American wilderness that I read and […]

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Human Primates Working Together to Protect All Primates

See the World Through Jane Goodall’s Eyes with the New Google Earth

Believe in Girls by Investing in Girls

Why I Went Plant-Based (And Why We Should All Eat Less Meat)

The Amazon You Have Not Seen is Disappearing: Yasuni Man

A Star is Born in ‘Naledi: A Baby Elephant’s Tale’

The Brutal Poetry of Nature

Hope for Women & Girls : Women in Action

World Wildlife Day: A World Without Wildlife, is Not a World at All

Who Will Safe-Guard the Great Grizzly?