“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

— Jane Goodall · Action quote

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

— JANE GOODALL

Primatologist and conservationist · born 1934

Jane Goodall is an English primatologist who began studying wild chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, in 1960, and overturned science's understanding of tool use and animal emotion. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 and the youth program Roots & Shoots in 1991. Named a UN Messenger of Peace, she has spent decades campaigning for animal welfare and environmental protection.

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