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The Ivory Game and China’s New Year’s Commitment to End Ivory Trade

December 31, 2016 — I just received the wonderful news that China will shut down its legal commercial ivory trade, completely, by the end of 2017. It is fantastic news for the elephants and for those fighting to save them since China is the biggest market for ivory. This news comes two days after I shared information about the […]

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Good Gifts JGI Holiday Gift Guide!

November 23, 2016 — This holiday season, get the good stuff that gives back! All of the items featured in our holiday gift guide benefit the Jane Goodall Institute or our work in some way. By giving these gifts to those you love, you’re helping us continue our research of, and provide protection for wildlife and their habitats, while […]

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Fantastic Beasts of the Real World & Where to Find Them!

November 16, 2016 — Fiction is often a portal into the fantastical. It allows us to imagine places and people not of this earth, a way to think beyond the scope of what is possible. J.K. Rowling has for the last 20 years been a beacon of possibility, ushering in an age of witches and wizards. These individuals are […]

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Jane Goodall Inspires One Million and You All Inspire Us

November 07, 2016 — I have just been informed that we have reached 1 million likes on Facebook. I want to thank everyone for supporting and following my adventures! – Dr. Jane Goodall We’re celebrating #Janes1Million! Jane and JGI have always been in awe of the magnitude and sincerity of those who believe in Jane and JGI’s message of […]

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How a Woman Changed the Definition of Man and Asked, ‘What is Human?’

November 04, 2016 — On this day, November 4th, 1960, a 26 year old girl from England hid among the robust leaves in the lush rainforest of Gombe, Tanzania, and saw something no one else had previously recorded. A chimpanzee (pan troglodyte) she named David Greybeard, with his arched back covered in elegant black hair to her, was using […]

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When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too: “The Ivory Game” Review

November 03, 2016 — Virtually soaring above Sub Saharan Africa in a small propeller plane, I am reminded of how much beauty and life is in the world as herds of zebra and wildebeest move against an expansive backdrop. Wild, untamed and resilient, the plains of Africa offer us a raw and uncensored look into nature for all its […]

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Ordinary People DO Change the World

November 01, 2016 — Brad Meltzer is a historian, host of the History Channel’s ‘Decoded’ and a best selling mystery and thriller author. So what is he doing writing children’s books? Meltzer is fueled by the notion that we can all be heroes. Through the lens of history, he provides children (and adults) an illustrated portal into the everyday people […]

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Climate is Changing, And So Are we: Sneak Preview of Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘Before the Flood

October 30, 2016 — A rice field under feet of brown water – the color that occurs when you mix all other colors together. An endless expanse of forest seen from above, barely, through smoke so thick it seems as though the camera lens was coated in dust. A heat map of our earth, this singular and exceptional orb […]

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The Only Barrier to Saving Our Ocean Reefs, Is Us

October 28, 2016 — With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live. – Sylvia Earle Recently, many on social media have been sharing articles which claim that the Great Barrier Reef is dead. Can this really be true?! Can the world’s largest living structure […]

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Do Halloween Right With a Night as Jane Goodall

October 27, 2016 — With Halloween right around the corner, the quest for the perfect costume has begun and we are here to help. Whether you’re going for spooky, funny, or just planning on the old cover yourself in a sheet and be a “ghost” thing, the competition for the best costume is always stiff. For the costume connoisseurs […]

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