The photos seen here are from Bill Wallauer, Fernando Turmo, Stephane Lihedule, and Eric Guzzetta.
Note: We do not endorse the handling of, or close proximity to, wildlife. Our team prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of animals – always treating them with the respect and caution they deserve.
Photography continues to support our mission in these three ways:
• Science – documenting behaviour, health, and habitat change.
• Storytelling – building empathy through intimate, emotional portraits.
• Education – making complex issues accessible and urgent.
Today, JGI's photographers and videographers continue this important legacy – documenting chimpanzees, other wildlife, and the Institute's community-led conservation efforts across Africa.
With patience and deep respect for the natural world around them, they help bring the unseen into focus.
Photography can be extremely powerful. The photos our team has captured over the years, for example, serve as vital tools for conservation.
They helped turn science into stories the world could see, transform how people understand and protect animals, and bring recognition to Jane's discoveries.
The Village Forest Monitors program has significantly contributed to the restoration and protection of critical forest habitat in western Tanzania around Gombe – where Dr. Jane's landmark research occurred.
Learn more about what Village Forest Monitors do and what is next for this critical program:
This year, JGI celebrates two decades of our community forest monitoring program – one of the longest tech-driven, citizen science efforts in Africa!
This initiative supports local communities as they conserve their own lands – which is central to Tacare, our community-led conservation approach.
Chimpanzees are our closest animal relatives – and through her research, Dr. Jane observed many similarities between ourselves and these remarkable creatures.
What are some of them? Watch this video, and go to JaneGoodall.ca/Gombe to learn more about Dr. Jane's work.
Video: CBS 8 San Diego
This kind of transformation – ensuring Perrine can get the second chance she deserves, and can take these kinds of naps when she wants to – is only possible because of your support.
To see how you can support rescued chimpanzees at Tchimpounga, including Perrine, go to JaneGoodall.ca/Adopt.
When she came to Tchimpounga, she was paralyzed except for her one arm.
Veterinarians had to perform an urgent blood transfusion – one of only two successful chimpanzee-to-chimpanzee blood transfusions that we know of.
Slowly but surely, Perrine recovered.
Mondays, as explained by one of the chimpanzees at Tchimpounga Sanctuary. Even our closest animal relatives know the struggle is real.
Perrine has an excuse, though – growing, healing, and socializing can be exhausting! And at Tchimpounga, she has time to do that and more.
Photo: Fernando Turmo
In addition to Dr. Jane, we're also celebrating women and gender-diverse people around the world who are making the future more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Who are ensuring differences are valued and celebrated. And who are powerfully rejecting stereotypes and discrimination.
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When she was growing up, she dreamed of things women simply did not do that at that time.
She also did not have any women explorers or scientists to look up to. But she did have her mother,who told her: "You'll have to work hard, take advantage of opportunities, and never give up."
We're celebrating something powerful today.
We're celebrating all of the women who have refused to be limited by the status quo – and who, in doing so, have changed our world for the better.
That includes Jane Goodall.
Photos: Goodall Family / Celine Sab / Marie Meloche / Amber Egmore
Most of what they eat is from plants – along with nuts, seeds, and leaves. They also forage for insects and termites. This goes to show just how adaptable chimpanzees are, and why healthy and diverse forests matter!
How you can support these great apes and protect the forests they call home, go to:
Dr. Jane saw and documented chimpanzees eating bush pigs, among other animals – including monkeys. Chimpanzees exhibit cooperation and work together when they hunt.
And yet meat is only one part of their diets.
Chimpanzees are omnivores.
In 1960, when she was observing wild chimpanzees, Dr. Jane saw one eat meat – challenging the long-held assumption that chimpanzees only ate plants.
That was just one of her many discoveries.
Photos: Hugo van Lawick / Ian Gilby / Fernando Turmo / Stephano Lihedule
And for the past two years, they have been hosting this "Frost Fighters" campaign in February to support underserved community members.
"Remember that love is stronger than hate — and it never hurts to show a little kindness," they said.
Thank you for setting an example for all of us!
Made up of students ages 7 through 12, The Green Herons are focused on building a better future for all living things through Roots & Shoots and other programs.
For years now, they have been leading grassroots conservation campaigns, organizing community clean-ups, and improving local ecosystems.
Need some hope? Stop scrolling and read this!
Last month, these youth raised more than $3,500 for people experiencing homelessness in St. Catharines — and gave out 100 lunches, warm clothes, coffee, hygiene supplies, and more.
Photos: The Green Herons
Sadly, these incredible primates are endangered because of both habitat loss and poaching.
By protecting bonobos, we safeguard the biodiversity of the Congo Basin and preserve yet another species that teaches us so much about peace and empathy.
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Although chimpanzee societies are patriarchal, bonobos are matriarchal. Their relationships are built on trust, on playfulness, and on mutual support.
Bonobos show us that kindness and connection are powerful forces – not just for animals but for us, too.
Did you know that, just like chimpanzees, bonobos are one of our closest animal relatives?
These great apes are known for their strong social bonds, cooperation, and the unique way that they resolve conflict – through affection!
Photos: Fernando Turmo
Was the photo – which shows Dr. Jane tracking chimpanzee movements through her telescope – worth the wait? Yes! She said: "I was pretty proud of myself. I love that picture."
The more you know! Want to learn more about what Dr. Jane saw through her telescope? Go to:
The photo was taken in Gombe, where Dr. Jane made groundbreaking observations of chimpanzees.
"I had to set up the tripod and fiddle about until I had the tripod and the imagined image of me framed just right. That was in the days before digital, so I had to wait a long time."
It's true: Dr. Jane took this photo alone. Have you ever heard the story?
"I was on my own, very high up in the hills, and I thought: 'What a great photo this would make.' I had to find a place where there was a tree that was just right for balancing the camera," Dr. Jane said.
To learn more about how our integrated approach – including community awareness and education, training and support for rangers and ecoguards, and collaboration with authorities – works, and to see how responsible social media can help address the problem, go to:
We need an integrated, holistic, long-term, and collaborative response – rooted in respect and shared responsibility.
The Jane Goodall Institute is positioned to contribute meaningfully.
Behind every trafficked animal is an untold story of suffering, ecosystem damage, and criminal activity – and an unfortunate reminder that, as humans, we simply have not yet done enough.
To confront this kind of global crisis, we need more than isolated actions.
Wildlife trafficking is pushing hundreds of endangered species closer and closer to extinction – including some of the planet's most iconic species.
This isn't acceptable.
The consequences of wildlife trafficking are devastating for animals, people, and the environment.
Photos: Fernando Turmo
But none of this is possible without you.
Whether you give a one-time gift, join Team Goodall and become a monthly donor, or adopt one of the chimpanzees at Tchimpounga Sanctuary, your generosity helps create real change.
To see all of the ways you can give, go to JaneGoodall.ca/Ways-To-Give.
