The world is mourning the death of Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist whose groundbreaking work with chimpanzees reshaped science and inspired generations. She was 91.
Goodall's passing was announced by the Jane Goodall Institute on Wednesday in a social media post. The institute confirmed that she died of natural causes while in California, where she had been on a speaking tour.
Her name became synonymous with compassion, intellect, and conservation. From her early days in Africa, where she lived among chimpanzees and documented their behaviours, to her later decades of activism, Goodall dedicated her life to understanding and protecting the natural world.