10/01/2025
* We celebrate the life of a global visionary, Dr. Jane Goodall who died on October 1, 2025 at the age of 91. Her groundbreaking discoveries have changed our understanding of its role in an interconnected world, and her advocacy has pointed to a greater purpose for our species in caring for life on this planet.
Dr. Jane Goodall received world fame for her studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park, which single-handedly changed how animals are studied. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to help protect Tanzania’s chimpanzee population and improves the lives of local communities. She was an avid advocate for nature and ecology. Her Roots & Shoots program has helped educate countless youth worldwide on how people and nature (including wild animals) can thrive together. She always spoke on the importance of ecology and preserving the natural world. She has been considered a giant of our times.
Among many other honors, in 2021, Dr. Goodall was awarded the Templeton Prize in celebration of her remarkable career, which arose from and was sustained by a keen scientific and spiritual curiosity. From an ordinary Jane (Doe), she became the world famous Dr. Goodall! (Our thanks to the Templeton Prize Newsletter for this news item. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State. portrait from Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
