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Founded the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots & Shoots.
The institute supports research and community-led conservation; Roots & Shoots mobilizes young people to act for people, animals, and the environment.
GOTDONE ARCHIVE · 1934-2025
3 public itemsJane Goodall
Primatologist and conservationist
PHOTO: U.S. Department of State / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain ↗Changed the study of chimpanzees through patient field observation, then built institutions for conservation and youth action.
What Jane got done.
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Began long-term chimpanzee research at Gombe.
Goodall observed wild chimpanzees as individuals and documented their social and family behavior over time.
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Documented chimpanzees making and using tools.
The observation challenged a widely held boundary between humans and other animals.