The story of Dr. Jane Goodall

In 1960, 26 year-old Jane Goodall arrived at Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, and started her research on local chimpanzees.

Though the authorities were concerned for her safety, she ventured alone into the forest, following a dream of her childhood.

Dr. Goodall’s Tanganyika research revolutionized our understanding of wild chimpanzees, and with the eventual establishment of the Gombe Stream Research Center, laid the foundation for future study of primates.

In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute to conduct education and conservation projects on wild animals, and to support research on wild chimpanzees.

To this day, the Jane Goodall Institute continues to promote the welfare of wild animals and a sustainable environment for all of earth’s creatures.