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The book tells the story of a young Jane Goodall and her toy chimpanzee, Jubilee, as they explore the world. The book was a recipient of a 2012 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations. In 2014, an animated adaptation, narrated by Katherine Kellgren and animated by Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, was released by Weston Woods . [ 1 ]
In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe research, and she is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. With nineteen offices around the world, the JGI is widely recognised for community-centred conservation and development programs in Africa.
Jane Goodall began her first field study of chimpanzee culture in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Goodall had always been passionate about animals and Africa, which brought her to the farm of a friend in the Kenya highlands in 1957. From there, she obtained work as a secretary, but acting on her friend's advice she telephoned Louis ...
Chimps: So Like Us is a 1990 American short documentary film about chimpanzees and the work of Jane Goodall directed by Kirk Simon and Karen Goodman. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1] [2] The half-hour film, shot on location in New York, Arizona and Tanzania. The film has been broadcast extensively on HBO.
The 90-year-old legendary primatologist is empowering the next generation of environmental changemakers.
Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall turned 90 on Wednesday—and to mark the occasion, ... The Jane Goodall Institute, which works to protect chimpanzees and their habitat, will receive 60% of the ...
Goodall will speak just short of her 89th birthday, six decades after her breakthrough discoveries on chimpanzees in Africa. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...
Jane Goodall realized that in order for the chimpanzees to survive, she had to protect their habitat, but for this, it was necessary that the living conditions of the local population were suitable and that they cooperated in nature conservation work, knowing the common goal. This led to the founding of the Jane Goodall Institute.