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Club Introduction

A 1957 visit to Kenya made all the difference. It was in that year that Jane Goodall traveled to Africa with a friend and met the famed anthropologist, Dr. Louis Leakey, beginning a lifelong study of wild chimpanzees to gain insight into the evolutionary past of humans. In fact, Dr. Goodall's work has laid the foundation for all primate research, bringing to bear the many similarities between humans and chimpanzees.

In 1977, Dr. Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research and to heighten global awareness of the interdependence of all life. She's also founded Roots and Shoots, an international environmental education program for young people which allows them to learn that their daily actions make a difference to the world around them, the environment and the animal community, both human and nonhuman. With a Ph.D. in ethology from Cambridge University, Dr. Goodall is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Geographic Society's prestigious Hubbard Medal, given in 1995 for her extraordinary 35-year study of wild chimpanzees and for tirelessly defending the natural world we share. It is my great pleasure now to present to you Dr. Jane Goodall.

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