Happy Birthday to the one and only pale blue dot we call home! In honour of Earth Day, here’s the true inspiring story of how one homegrown heroine risked her life for the planet she loves. Chimps, crocs and a whole bunch of bananas. This is how Dr. Jane Goodall went from Tarzan-obsessed teen to jungle activist. | Life Stories

🤍 Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE We celebrated Jane Goodall's extraordinary legacy of hope, conservation, and scientific discovery with a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. The service featured tributes and readings from Jane's grandchildren, Merlin, Nick, and Angel van Lawick; actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio; lauded scientist Dr. Francis S. Collins; and JGI USA Executive Director Anna Rathmann. The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the E

Primatologist Jane Goodall’s observations of chimpanzee communities changed the way we see animals, our relationship with them, and our own humanity. Her decades-long work in wildlife conservation inspired countless people all around the world. On 1 October, we lost this gentle and curious soul. In this 2007 interview with Andrew Denton on his talk show ‘Enough Rope’, Goodall discusses how Jubilee, her childhood toy chimpanzee, inspired her lifelong love of animals; her early field adventures in