Overview
- The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed on Oct. 1 that she died of natural causes in California while on a U.S. speaking tour.
- The United Nations issued a formal tribute noting her role as a UN Messenger of Peace.
- Decades of fieldwork at Gombe in Tanzania documented tool-making, hunting, medicinal plant use, adoption and complex social emotions in chimpanzees.
- She founded the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots youth program to drive conservation and environmental education worldwide.
- Her honors included the 2025 U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the 2021 Templeton Prize, along with numerous honorary degrees.