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| Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 | Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 |
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| Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour | Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour |
| The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. | The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. |
| The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. | The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. |
| “Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.” | “Dr Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionised science,” the statement read. “She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.” |
| Born in London in 1934, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960. In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which works to protect the species and supports youth projects aimed at benefiting animals and the environment. | Born in London in 1934, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960. In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which works to protect the species and supports youth projects aimed at benefiting animals and the environment. |
| She was considered as the leading expert on chimpanzees, with her career spanning more than 60 years. Her research was pivotal in proving the similarities in primate and human behaviour. | |
| The renowned conservationist was on stage in New York just last week, before appearing talking about her work on a Wall Street Journal Podcast two days later. She was due to appear at a speaking event reflecting on her long life and career in LA on 3 October, before another event in Washington DC the following week. | |
| After developing a love of animals from an early age, Goodall visited a friend in Kenya in the late 1950s and began working for an archaeologist there, who sent her to study primate behaviour in London. | |
| While still in her 20s, Goodall began researching chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Her work observing their social behaviour helped challenge the idea that only humans could use tools and that chimps were vegetarian. | |
| She went on to set up the Jane Goodall Institute to improve the understanding and treatment of primates, and to protect their natural habitats with the help of local people. It now has officers in more than 25 countries around the world. | |
| Goodall, who was awarded the title of Messenger of Peace by the UN in 2002, was an outspoken advocate of environmental issues and campaigned against the use of animals in medical research and zoos. |