Jane Goodall, pioneering chimpanzee expert who revealed the animals’ human links, dies aged 91
Acclaimed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall dies aged 91
- Acclaimed primatologist and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, who revolutionised the world's understanding of animal behaviour, has died aged 91.
- She established the world's longest-running chimpanzee study in Gombe, Tanzania, demonstrating their complex emotional and social lives, tool use, and human-like communication.
- Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institutes and the Roots & Shoots programme, tirelessly advocating for wildlife protection, environmental conservation, and humanitarian causes globally.
- A UN Messenger of Peace, she received numerous awards and honorary degrees for her groundbreaking work and her role as an inspirational figure for women in science.
- Dame Goodall continued to lecture worldwide on conservation and climate change well into her nineties, inspiring many with her activism and belief in a peaceful future.