Jane Goodall Passed Away Today

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The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.
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Dr. Goodall was at Lincoln Park Zoo just a week ago viewing chimpanzees and talking about the value of modern conservation-minded zoos. I had been hoping to go. I read My Life with the Chimpanzees in grade school and admired her since then.

An absolutely heartbreaking loss.
 
The world has lost a conservation hero and a great and influential mind.

May she rest in peace.

May she be most fondly remembered and her legacy be honored by keeping her positive influence and her teachings not only going, but hopefully becoming more prominent.
 
Very sad news. I got the honor to meet her once and having a longer talk. For me, she was not only a great conservationist, but also a very smart and gentle person and a wonderful story teller. May she rest in peace and may she stay always in memory for all her efforts.
 
So saddened to hear of this news. The world has lost one of the most prominent female figure in the history of the zoo and conservation world industry. Loved her stories a lot, they have meant my whole life to me. May she rest in peace and her institute continue its greatness forever.
 
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Very sad news.

Dr. Goodall was undoubtedly the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees and her legacy is not only the awareness of the plight of wild chimpanzees; but the benefit of decades of research, which has improved the lives of captive chimpanzees.

She was truly one of the conservation greats and while I never had the privilege of meeting her face to face, I greatly enjoyed reading about her inspirational work.

Rest in peace Dr. Goodall.
 
What truly devastating news.

I think we can all agree that an undeniably groundbreaking conservationist like her won’t be seen again for a long time. Her extraordinary dedication to primatology and wildlife as a whole is almost impossible to put into words, and has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the world of conservation. Her legacy will endure in the countless lives she inspired and transformed, both human and animal alike.

May you rest in peace, Dr. Goodall.
 
What sad news. A real hero of mine - she lead an amazing life and leaves a genuine legacy. May she rest in peace. Her influence will live on.

There’s a great video of her interviewing on an old chat show here in the U.K. on this link about her death. Just shows how engaging she was for so long on conservation and connecting people to other animals.

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Dr. Loxodonta said:
What truly devastating news.

I think we can all agree that an undeniably groundbreaking conservationist like her won’t be seen again for a long time.
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Or ever again I fear. The world of conservation has certainly lost one its last remaining “Big Beasts.”

Hopefully her life and work will get significant coverage in the media over the next few days, she deserves no less. I fear, however, her passing will be pushed towards the inner pages.
 
She had a life much longer and much richer than most. To be such an inspiration to so many, to make so many scientific advancements, and to so deeply understand- and be understood by- chimpanzees... it's an enviable thing.

Still, this is a devastating loss. For humanity, for science, for primatology. I'm not sure what I believe in, but I like to imagine that David Greybeard has ushered her in to speak with the other Gombe chimps. They've got a lot to catch up on.
 
As I'm more on the marine side of things, Dr. Goodall was less influential to my scientific journey, but I admired her work immensely and always respected her. She lived a long and truly impactful life, and certainly has left an indelible mark on the worlds of zoology, primatology, and science as a whole. My mom was an even bigger admirer of hers and was actually scheduled to go to her talk in Los Angeles this week, which makes this news all the more sad. May she rest in peace, and may her work continue to inspire young scientists around the globe.
 
Panthera1981 said:
Or ever again I fear. The world of conservation has certainly lost one its last remaining “Big Beasts.”

Hopefully her life and work will get significant coverage in the media over the next few days, she deserves no less. I fear, however, her passing will be pushed towards the inner pages.
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In terms of international reach, I would have placed Dr. Jane Goodall on a level with Sir David Attenborough within the field of conservation. She inspired countless people around the globe.

Dr. Goodall’s death was announced on one of New Zealand’s leading news sites as ‘breaking news’ and tributes have been coming all morning from zoos within Australia and New Zealand. This sad news is definitely not being relegated to the inner pages in my region.
 
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