I first heard of Jane Goodall from the movie George of the Jungle in the scene where Ursula’s mom is disgusted by the sight of Apes and calls on her husband Arthur to do something about it and then George of the Jungle’s best friend Ape Primate is pissed about and tells her off.
Ursula’s Mom:Arthur I wish you’d do something about all these monkeys. I feel like Jane Goodall.
Ape:Madam, I knew Jane Goodall, and you are no Jane Goodall.
Anyways, Jane Goodall is a big name in conservation,she is a phenomenal lady who pleads for the rights of Chimpanzees that suffer starvation,abuse among other things.She first set foot in Africa on July 14, 1960 on the shores of Lake Tanganyika at Gombe National Park and bravely entered the little-known world of wild chimpanzees. Equipped with nothing more than a notebook and a pair of binoculars and her unyielding patience and characteristic optimism, she won the trust of these initially shy creatures.After 55 years the world is still fascinated by her remarkable work with this primates.
The Jane Goodall institute is recognized worldwide as a community conservation work and for empowering young people to work together through its Roots and Shoots programs.Her work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share. The Jane Goodall Institute also works to protect the famous chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, but recognizes this can’t be accomplished without a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of local people who are critical to chimpanzee survival.
Dr. Goodall travels more than 300 days a year visiting the Jane Goodall and Roots and Shoots Programs with some nearly 140 countries where they exist,giving lectures and encouraging us all to work to improve things for the communities,animals and the environment share.
Jane Goodall will be celebrating her 81st Birthday today together with the 55th Anniversary of her Gombe Research Center at the Nairobi Serena Hotel Allamanda Ballroom. In honor of this extraordinary lady,The Roots and Shoots program will be expanding to Kenya.It was in Kenya that Jane met Archeologist Louis B.Leakey who hired her as an assistant and asked eventually asked her to undertake a study of a group of wild Chimps living at a lake shore in Tanzania.
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