Jane Goodall

By E. Maria

  • Jane Goodall is born

    Some sources say she was born, Dame Morris-Goodall and others say she was born, Valerie Morris-Goodall. Nonetheless, Jane Goodall was born in London, United Kingdom, on April 3rd, 1934 to mother, Vanne, an author, and father, Mortimer, an Engineer.

  • Jane Goodall arrives in Gombe to discover and research about Chimpanzee's

    Jane Goodall, 26, along with her mother arrive in Gombe by the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Western Tanzania. (1/7/1960 means that it was somewhere in July)

  • Jane Goodall discover that Chimps eat meat

    Whilst observing the Chimps, with the assumption that they were vegetarian, Jane observes them killing and eating a bushpig. Throughout her research she also observed the way they hunt. (the month of August 1st, means that this occurred someone between July and December)

  • Jane Goodall discovers that Chimps not only use tools, but they make them

    She observes two of her Chimps and sees them making tools to extract termites from the ground. This discovery would later make Science question the meaning behind Homosapiens. (the month of August 1st, means that this occurred someone between July and December)

  • National Geographic Publishes her first newspread

    The magazine published by National Geographic is, "My Life Among the Wild Chimpanzees". This newspread enables people to learn about Chimps and their ways.

  • Her First Movie

    National Geographic filmed and released a documentary about her research and discoveries that spread the existence of the Chimps. This film is called “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees”.

  • The Four Year War between the Chimps

    Two different groups of Chimps begin conflict, that leads to a war. The war was between the main group, Kasakela, and the Kahama splinter group.

  • Jane Goodall observes Cannibalism

    Cannibalism is observed among the Chimps where mother and daughter, kill other babies.

  • The creation of the Jane Goodall Institute

    Jane Goodall creates an Institution in order to preserve her research and to protect and conserve the Chimps.

  • Jane Goodall takes an activist approach

    Jane attends a conference in Chicago called, ‘Understanding Chimpanzees’. The changes her view on how she should research Chimps and this causes her to focus on the conservation of the same species.

  • Roots and Shoots is created

    A group of students joins Jane to learn and discuss ways to conserve and spread awareness regarding Chimps. Roots and Shoots was created in order for people to learn how to preserve the Chimps legacy and how to create solutions to problems that may arrive.

  • The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Sanctuary is created

    In order to provide resources for the "abandoned" and orphaned Chimps, the JGI the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center which currently houses over 100 Chimps.

  • Jane Goodall begin Community-Conservation Work in Western Tanzania

    The Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education (TACARE), was created in order to help, sustain and raise awareness towards local villages.

  • JGI uses Science as an advantage in Conservation Work

    JGI's conservation program provides the ability to gain information in order to make decisions regarding the conservation of the species, and in order to provide scientists with information regarding the population and status of the Chimps. This program also enables the scientists to check in on the Chimps and to provide protection land.

  • Jane Goodall is names an UN Messenger of Peace

    Secretary-General, at the time, Kofi Annan, presented Dr. Jane Goodall, "the highest honor of the United Nations for global citizens", for the work she put into the insurance of a more peaceful world due to her work for Roots and Shoots.

  • Jane Goodall's instituion, the JGI Establishes the First Formal Conservation Action Plan

    With the Gombe Stream National Park's surrounding landscape in mind, she created a plan in order to bring people, such as local communities, public officials, and NGOs, together to share ideas and information to find ways to protect the Chimp's ecosystem and help to keep their habitat together.

  • JGI Celebrate's 50 years of Jane's Research about Chimps in Gombe

    50 years after Jane went into what is now, Gombe Stream National Park to learn more about Chimps and their behavior, the Jane Goodall Institute celebrate the longest outgoing research regarding the species.

  • JGI Celebrates 25 years of Roots and Shoots

    A youth program made for the discovery and development of people's ideas and research, the Roots and Shoots program has been to over 100 countries and now lies in just about 100. This program has created a way for people to learn and discover plants, animals, the environment, and us ourselves, together.

  • JGI Celebrate 4o years

    With the help of her very own institute, the Jane Goodall Institute, Jane Goodall managed to spread awareness and helped many to reevaluate life decisions and how we treat our planet as a whole. During these 40 years of the JGI, the mission has grown and global empowerment, too. As a result of 40 years of hard work in order to help and protect different species, many changes have occurred that are still seen today.