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Birth
Jane Goodall was born in London, United Kingdom. -
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Observations of Chimpanzees
Jane Goodall began her field research, including the chimpanzees' habitat and the way they live. She discovered many facts about this species that were once unknown to almost everyone, for example: chimpanzees are carnivores and they can make their own tools to use. -
Arrival in Gombe
Jane Goodall left her home country England and traveled to the forest of Gombe (now in Tanzania), where she observed wild chimpanzees and made important discoveries about them. -
Establishment of the Jane Goodall Institute
Jane Goodall Institute was founded in order to do more research and also protect the chimpanzees. Over time, the institute worked to encourage people around the world to start conservation of wildlife animals. It became very successful. -
Work as an Activist
Jane Goodall began to focus on conservation of wildlife animals instead of research on chimpanzees. She participated in the first "Understanding Chimpanzees" conference in Chicago. -
Establishment of the Roots and Shoots Program
Roots and Shoots was founded by Jane Goodall. Thousands of students and young people have become a member of this program over time and made efforts to save the environment. They all helped to make the world a better place.
