A New Year: A New Outlook for Abandoned Chimpanzees in Liberia
Last year, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) gained international notoriety when it abandoned more than 60 chimpanzees in Liberia to die after using them for decades in harmful research. At the time, the chimpanzees—who are completely dependent on humans for their survival—were in an extremely dire situation as their caretakers had been left with […]
5 Ways to Get Involved with JGI in the New Year
With a new year comes the perpetual annual resolutions to eat healthy, exercise, save money, quit an unwanted habit, travel to new places, get involved, volunteer and so much more. For anyone looking to get involved in the amazing work Dr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) do each and every day, here is […]
Why You Should Recycle Your Cell Phone
Most smartphones today would not exist without natural resources extracted from endangered habitats such as those of the Congo Basin. That is because the metals and minerals that make them work are very rare and can be found primarily in this region – an area with one of the largest intact populations of wild chimpanzees. […]
MLK Day of Service – 4 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prep
Make it a day on, not a day off. Since 1994, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has been celebrated as a national day of service — a “day on” instead of a day off. Dr. King, a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement, is someone who Dr. Goodall often discusses as one of her […]
Top 10 Moments of 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, we at the Jane Goodall Institute would like to reflect on all of the incredible things that have happened over the year. Below see our top ten moments from 2015. Click on the page numbers below to browse our top moments from 2015.
Happy Holidays From the Jane Goodall Institute!
Did you know that there are offices of the Jane Goodall Institute found in many countries throughout the world? In North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa, we have people all over the planet working for a better future for people, animals and the environment. However, none of this amazing work could be done […]
End of Year Message from Jane
Our year could not be complete without a special end of year message from our founder and fearless leader, Jane. Her message comes to us from “wet, windy, but not as cold as it should be, England”, at her sanctuary, the house she grew up in as a child. Jane just finished nearly three months of […]
Ulengue’s Release: A Symbol of Hope
For a long time, chimpanzees rescued and sent to sanctuaries had no chance of returning to the wild. The odds were against them the longer they grew accustomed to personalized care at the hands of humans. And upon reintroduction into the wild, any wild populations would likely attack and possibly kill the strange, introduced foreigners. […]
A Day in the Life of Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzees
The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center is home to over 150 chimpanzees. Many of these chimpanzees were orphaned when they were very young by poachers, who will often kill chimpanzee mothers for the illegal bushmeat trade and then sell her offspring, illegally, as exotic pets. To learn about life at Tchimpounga, and about the […]
A Win for Africa’s Lions
Today is a big day for lions, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended protection to Africa’s lions following the aftermath of recent stories of trophy hunting and the decline of the overall species as a whole. In a statement, Dr. Goodall said “I welcome the news that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
