In 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall’s early fieldwork observing chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Game Reserve, in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), unveiled groundbreaking research of shared behaviors between humans and apes. The Jane Goodall Institute announced on October 1, 2025, that Jane Goodall died at 91. A primatologist, conservationist, animal advocate, educator, and National Geographic Explorer, her work revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. | National Geographic Africa

Primatologist Jane Goodall’s observations of chimpanzee communities changed the way we see animals, our relationship with them, and our own humanity. Her decades-long work in wildlife conservation inspired countless people all around the world. On 1 October, we lost this gentle and curious soul. In this 2007 interview with Andrew Denton on his talk show ‘Enough Rope’, Goodall discusses how Jubilee, her childhood toy chimpanzee, inspired her lifelong love of animals; her early field adventures in

Dr Jane Goodall: 'Together we can save the world' Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall DBE has died, leaving behind a legacy of empathy for primates and the natural world. Goodall began studying chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960. She made monumental strides in understanding their behaviours and group dynamics. Over the following 65 years, she became not just an expert but an outspoken advocate, teaching the world about the similarities betwe