Forum from the Archives: Jane Goodall Looks to Future of Conservation Movement With Those She's Inspired

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🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most beloved primatologists, has died. She was 91. Goodall was a hero of the conservation movement known for her decades long study of chimpanzees — how they use tools, care for their young, and care for each other. Her discoveries led her to devote her life to animal conservation and fighting deforestation, balanced with the needs of local people. We listen back to our conversation with Goodall from September 2023. She joined us along with two international conservation champions inspired by Goodall’s work to talk about the evolution of her activism and the future of the conservation movement. Guests: Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist; co-founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, which is devoted to the protection of great apes and their habitats; her books include "The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times" and "The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior" Jean-Gael "JG" Collomb, chief executive officer, Wildlife Conservation Network, which connects philanthropists with a global network of field-based conservation leaders Jeneria Lekilelei, Samburu warrior; director of community conservation, Ewaso Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.0	Coming up on forum, Jane Goodall, one of the world's most beloved primatologists,
0:55.4	has died. She was 91. Goodall was a hero of the conservation movement, known for her decades-long
1:01.5	study of chimpanzees, how they use tools, care for their young, and care for each other.
1:06.7	Her discoveries led her to devote her life to animal conservation and fighting deforestation,
1:11.4	balanced with the needs of local people.
1:13.1	We listened back to my conversation with Goodall from September 23.
1:17.8	She joined us along with two international conservation champions inspired by Goodall's work
1:22.5	to talk about the evolution of her activism and the future of the conservation movement.
1:28.1	Join us.
1:41.2	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. More than 60 years ago, a curious 26-year-old Jane Goodall entered the Gombe Stream National Forest in Tanzania with a notebook and pen,
1:45.7	and observed a chimpanzee she'd named David Greybeard use a twig to coax termites up from their nest.
1:52.0	The discovery erased for her the divide thought to separate humans from the animal kingdom
1:56.2	and radically shifted our understanding of what chimps were capable of, forcing us to question what we thought we knew about our planet and the creatures we share it with.
2:06.6	What would you like to ask or tell Dr. Jane Goodall, who joins me now?
2:11.6	Dr. Goodall, welcome to Forum.
2:14.6	Well, thanks very much for inviting me.
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