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First arrives in Tanzania
At the age of 26, Jane Goodall left England and headed to Tanzania. -
Tool usage and diet habits discovered
In 1960 Jane Goodall learns that the chimpanzees make and use tools, as well as the chimps hunt and eat mammals, meaning they are omnivores. I don't know the date or month but it's after she arrived. -
National Geographic's 1st story about Jane Goodall
“My Life Among the Wild Chimpanzees” published by National Geographic, was the first story about Jane Goodall, bringing Jane and her chimpanzees into millions of homes. -
Premier of the first film about Jane Goodall
In 1965 National Geographic releases a film about Jane Goodall called “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees”. The film shows the lives of chimpanzees on an international scale. -
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The 4 year war between the chimpanzees.
In Gombe the 2 different groups of chimps, the Kahama splinter group and the main Kasakela group, begin to fight and start a war that would last 4 years. -
Cannibalism within the chimpanzee community
In 1975 cannibalism within the chimps own community in observed by Jane. The mother and daughter, Passion and Pom, were stealing and killing babies from their own community. -
The Jane Goodall Institute is founded.
The Jane Goodall Institute is founded to further expand Jane's research as well as educate on chimp protection, conservation, and protecting the chimps environment. -
Shifting from research to activism.
After a conference in Chicago, Jane's focus shifts from research and observation to saving the chimps. -
Roots & Shoots is founded
In 1991 Jane Goodall starts a program called Roots & Shoots, which is where resources and power are given to young people to create solutions the large challenges. -
The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga sanctuary was founded
The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga sanctuary was founded to give homes to chimps orphaned by illegal hunting of bushmeat and the illegal pet trade. It is currently care for more than 150 chimps. -
Conservation efforts in Western Tanzania
The Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education (TACARE) was designed in order to address poverty and create sustainable livelihood for the villages near Lake Tanagayika. Along with dealing with the rapidly decreasing forest and jungle areas. -
The Jane Goodall Institute conservation work
The Jane Goodall Institute's conservation science program is used to record the chimp populations, use human lands to promote chimpanzee conservation, and improve conservation efforts. -
Jane Goodall is named a UN Messenger of Peace
In 2004 Jane Goodall is named a UN Messenger of Peace for her work in Roots & Shoots to create a more peaceful world. -
Jane Goodall Institution first formal conservation action plan
Jane Goodall Institution creates its first formal conservation action plan. The plan attempts to bring local communities, public officials, and NGOs together to protect and recreate ecosystems, as well as improving the lives of the people that live near it. -
The Jane Goodall Institution celebrates 50th anniversary
The Jane Goodall Institution celebrates the 50th anniversary of when Jane arrived in Gombe and Jane's research and discoveries. -
Roots & Shoots 25th anniversary
In 2016 Roots & Shoots celebrate their 25th anniversary. -
The Jane Goodall Institution 40th anniversary
The Jane Goodall Institution celebrates their 40th anniversary in 2017.