For decades, one stuffed toy monkey travelled with Dr. Jane from country to country, inspiring people at each stop — and it's his birthday!
Watch this video to hear more of Mr. H's story from Dr. Jane herself – and join us as we wish Mr. H the happiest of birthdays!
At the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, we carry forth that mission by advancing community-led conservation, protecting and conserving wildlife, and supporting young changemakers through Roots & Shoots.
Where have you seen Dr. Jane's name?
There are many more we could have included, but we don't have space!
Wherever you see her name, know that it reflects a lifetime devoted to understanding, protecting, and respecting all living things.
• Gibberula goodallae, sea snail species
• Tachymenoides goodallae, snake species
• Dendrobium goodallianum, orchid species
• Jane Goodall Rose, hybrid tea rose
• Jane the Bilby
• Jane the Rat, trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis
• Goodalli, chimpanzee in Gombe
• Goodall, great white shark
For decades now, scientists, conservationists, and communities across continents and ecosystems have chosen to honour Dr. Jane by naming flora and fauna after her.
These animals and plants include:
Photos: APOPO / Eric Guzzetta / Save the Bilby / Madua Musa / Sarah Reingewirtz / Rogier van Vugt
The campaign was very successful – Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania even received the Gold SMANA Social Marketing Award for its involvement!
This is just another example of the difference that can be made when you work with communities on conservation initiatives.
Community members received training and are now aware of how to compost organic waste effectively, and farmers were provided with some commercially-produced compost so they could see the benefits of this work more quickly.
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Instead, farmers can use compost and replenish nutrients – and help keep forests intact!
JGI Tanzania worked with community members to encourage farmers to implement this technique through an innovative campaign – "Tunza Udongo, Tunza Familia," which means "Care for the Soil, Care for the Family."
What does sustainable farming look like, exactly? Let's ask the experts!
Unsustainable farming practices lead to soil depletion and infertile land, so farmers usually expand into forests – cutting down trees where the soil has nutrients. But this can't go on for too long, because the land runs out.
None of this is possible without your kindness and support, so thank you for being part of this mission. We're grateful for all of our supporters, partners, and changemakers.
With you, the Jane Goodall Institute has made so much progress over the past 49 years – let's keep moving forward together.
• Continuing the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in the world
• Providing rescued chimpanzees with individualized care
• Advancing community-led conservation projects and initiatives
• Inspiring and equipping young leaders through Roots & Shoots
Today, there are 30 Jane Goodall Institute offices around the world – including us at the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada!
Together, we uphold Dr. Jane's legacy of scientific discovery and conservation advocacy by:
It's a big day for the Jane Goodall Institute!
49 years ago today, the Institute was incorporated in the United States – committed to protecting chimpanzees and continuing the groundbreaking research that Dr. Jane started in Gombe, where she redefined our understanding of the animal kingdom.
Together, we're successfully protecting chimpanzees and the other critical species that share their habitat.
Want some hope for your inbox, too? You can sign up for our newsletter and we'll send you hopeful updates like this every month – go to JaneGoodall.ca/Newsletter to sign up.
The work the rangers do to remove these traps helps prevent hundreds of animals from enduring prolonged suffering. We are grateful – and we bet the animals are, too!
In the Republic of Congo, the JGI team works with these park rangers and provides training – in GPS data analysis, among other areas.
Some hope for your feed: These park rangers work hard to help and save wild animals.
Around our Tchimpounga Sanctuary, they monitor the forests and remove illegal snare traps. The traps are used to hunt wild meat, but often trap more than what the hunters are looking for.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
Thank you for the very kind words! 💚
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Dr. Jane's relationship with National Geographic was foundational.
To honour Dr. Jane's legacy, they created this tribute. Watch the video and hear from Dr. Jane as she discusses the role she was put here to play.
Video: National Geographic Society's Impact Story Lab
27 years later, Golden is known for being brave and social. And just like Team Canada, Golden and Glitter have both shown how important strong bonds are when overcoming obstacles.
There's always time for more Golden moments – on the ice and in the wild.
One of only three sets of twins ever recorded at Gombe, Golden has been famous since birth.
Twins are very rare in chimpanzees and come with many challenges, but Golden and her sister – Glitter – have defied the odds.
Team Canada may not have won the gold-medal game today, but we're feeling Golden anyway.
As we celebrate Team Canada's remarkable Olympic journey, we're reminded of one of the chimpanzees that researchers have been studying at Gombe: Golden.
Photos: Michael Neugebauer / Stephano Lihedule
Are you prepared to work hard? To step up and get involved?
Go to JaneGoodall.ca/Take-Action to see how you can get involved with our work and our campaigns – and those who are young, or young at heart, can go to RootsAndShoots.ca to sign up for the program that gave Dr. Jane the most hope.
She was en route to Ottawa, where she would share her message with almost 1,000 people.
At every event, Dr. Jane spoke about staying hopeful: "Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity. It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so."
Dr. Jane could never slow down. When she was here last year for what would be her final tour, her schedule remained busy.
She kept pushing forward, though – and she literally kept pushing her luggage, too! You can see just how tireless our founder was behind the scenes.
Photos: Bella Lam
From 2020 to 2025, our Building Community Resilience to Climate Change project worked with community members – who received training and were able to gain the technical knowledge they needed to produce biocharcoal themselves.
Keep reading here: JaneGoodall.ca/Blog
Not too long ago, women across Senegal's Kedougou region had never heard of biocharcoal.
And yet now women are actively involved in biocharcoal production and are, in many ways, leading the way forward.
What caused that change?
Photos: Marie Meloche
Are you interested in transforming climate anxiety into climate action? Do you work with young leaders who want to get involved but don’t know where to start?
To learn more about the program, and to see how you can join the 1+ million people who are already involved, go to RootsAndShoots.ca.
"Joining Roots & Shoots was the best thing I ever did. It changed my life. It's enabled me to do what I'm doing now."
Dr. Jane often heard that from people who had joined the program.
Did you know we're celebrating the 35th anniversary of Roots & Shoots today?
Video: Werklund Centre
Are the young leaders in your life involved in Roots & Shoots? Are they interested in signing up and getting involved?
To learn more about the program and how they can sign up, go to RootsAndShoots.ca.
Through Roots & Shoots, youth channel their passion for animals, people, and the environment into meaningful action – learning to design, develop, and implement service projects that transform climate anxiety into real, lasting change.
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