Jane Goodall

By afonso.catarino

  • Tanzania

    In July of 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what is now known as Tanzania to study chimpanzees.

  • Chimpanzees eat meat

    Jane Goodall observes a group of chimps eating a bush pig and discovers that they are carnivore. Prior to this she believed they were herbivores.

  • Chimpanzees make tools?

    Jane makes a big discovery after seeing two chimps making tools to extract termites from the ground.

  • National Geographic posts first cover about Goodall's and her discoveries

    “My Life Among the Wild Chimpanzees” makes Jane Goodall and her chimps worldwide famous.

  • Release of the first film about Jane and her research

    National Geographic releases "Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees".

  • Beginning of "Four year war"

    Jane observes conflict between two groups of rivaling chimpanzees in Gombe, this is what is known as the "four year war".

  • Cannibalism?

    Cannibalism in the chimpanzees is first observed. A mother and daughter chimpanzee are seen stealing and killing babies from their community

  • Jane Goodall Institute is established

    Jane Goodall creates her own organization to continue her chimpanzee research and get more people involved in the study on chimpanzees.

  • Jane becomes an activist

    Jane Goodall goes to the first "Understanding Chimpanzees" conference in Chicago.

  • Roots and Shoots is founded

    A group of students in Tanzania work with Jane to brainstorm ways young people can contribute to our world. Roots & Shoots is made to place the power and resources for creating good solutions to big problems in the hands of young people.

  • The Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga sanctuary was founded

    This was made to provide shelter and care for chimpanzees orphaned by the illegal commercial bushmeat and pet trades, the Jane Goodall Institute created the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center which now takes care of more than 150 chimpanzees.

  • Jane starts community conservation work in Tanzania

    Known as the Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education, this program was made to address poverty and support livelihoods in villages around Lake Tanganyika while stopping the rapid degradation of natural resources, especially in the remaining indigenous forest.

  • Jane Goodall Institute leverages science into conservation work

    Jane Goodall Institute’s conservation science program provides the platform to generate actionable information to improve conservation decision making, inform the management of chimpanzee populations and design human land uses that promote the protection of chimpanzees and their habitats.

  • Jane Goodall Institute makes first formal conservation action plan

    Focused on the land surrounding Gombe Stream National Park, the plan's mission is to get together local communities, public officials and NGOs to share the work of protecting the ecosystem and reestablishing degraded habitats while also improving the lives of people living nearby.