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Date of birth
When Jane was young, she loved animals, books, and books about animals -
Jane arrived in Gombe
Jane Goodall and her mother Vanne arrive on the shores of Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in western Tanzania. -
Discoveries
At the same year that she arrives in Gombe, she discovered that chimpanzees eat meat. She made the observation of a group of chimps eating a bushpig. She also observed the hunting process – a group of chimpanzees attacked, killed, and ate a red colobus monkey that had climbed high into a tree.
She also discovered that not only the chimpanzees use tools, they also make them. -
Institute
Dr. Jane Goodall creates her namesake organization to continue her chimpanzee research as well as expand efforts on chimpanzee protection, conservation, and environmental education.
In 1991, the Jane Goodall institute's tchimpounga sancturary was found, it provide a home and care for chimpanzees orphaned by the illegal commercial bushmeat and pet trades, JGI established the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center which now cares for more than 150 chimpanzees. -
Activist
Dr. Jane Goodall attends the first ‘Understanding Chimpanzees’ conference in Chicago. This shifts her focus from observation and research, to a broader holistic animal-human conservation approach. -
The "Roots and Shoots" program
The "Roots and Shoots" program, it is a youth service program for young people of all ages. The mission is to foster respect and compassion for all living things, to promote understanding of all cultures and beliefs, and to inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for people, other animals, and the environment.
Roots & Shoots empowers young people to become the type of leaders who will make right choices to build a better world.