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10/01/2025

Conservationist and Environmental Advocate Jane Goodall Has Died

She died of natural causes during a speaking tour

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist's death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based institute, Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a U.S. speaking tour.

Her discoveries "revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," it said.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Associated Press.

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