The death of Dr. Jane Goodall at age 91 has prompted global tributes from organizations honoring her groundbreaking research and conservation advocacy work.
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing primatologist who taught the world about chimpanzees and their striking similarities to humans, has died at the age of 91.
Her death was announced by her foundation, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), on Wednesday.
According to the organization, Goodall passed away earlier that morning „due to natural causes.“
„She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States“, the statement said.
The institute added, „Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.“
Goodall’s fascination with primates began at an early age. Remarkably, she earned a PhD in ethology from the University of Cambridge in the mid-1960s, one of few students admitted without holding a prior bachelor’s degree.
