Author: Jacob Petersen

Today is a day to celebrate the amazingness of the orangutan and bring to light the plight of their species. These gentle forest animals are sometimes referred to as the “red ape” and their name literally means “person of the forest”. Just as with the other three great ape species, the orangutan population is sharply declining, with less than 41,000 left in Borneo and a shocking 7,500 remaining in Sumutra [WWF]. One of the biggest threats to orangutans is the loss of their natural habitat, pushing their species on the brink of extinction. At the core of this habitat loss,…

Social media has become a part of our everyday lives. For the last decade, sites like Facebook and Twitter have ruled our online presence and newer platforms like Instagram and Snapchat are swiftly becoming popular among younger generations. Just last week, Dr. Goodall’s own personal Facebook page reached 900,000 likes! In fact, Jane’s page has grown by a tremendously 800%+ in just the last three years, helping her message and mission go so much further. Other huge milestones from the last week included Jane and JGI’s Twitter surpassing 300,000 followers, JGI’s Facebook page reaching 150,000 likes and the Roots & Shoots Facebook…

It’s that time of year again to welcome Dr. Jane Goodall back to North America for her spring lecture tour! Throughout March and April, Jane will be traveling all across the USA and Canada for her Gombe & Beyond tour, giving 10 public lectures and meeting her biggest fans while on the road. Today, Jane is still traveling nearly 300 days each year all around the world to speak out on behalf of chimpanzees and other animals, promote the work of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), meet with young people involved in our Roots & Shoots program and encourage individuals to…

With a new year comes the perpetual annual resolutions to eat healthy, exercise, save money, quit an unwanted habit, travel to new places, get involved, volunteer and so much more. For anyone looking to get involved in the amazing work Dr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) do each and every day, here is something to feed your appetite! Mobile Phone Recycling In less than two weeks from now, global citizens will unite for JGI’s second annual mobile phone recycling day on January 26, 2016. Along with our office in the USA, seven other country offices will participate on…

Our year could not be complete without a special end of year message from our founder and fearless leader, Jane. Her message comes to us from “wet, windy, but not as cold as it should be, England”, at her sanctuary, the house she grew up in as a child. Jane just finished nearly three months of constant travel on the road, doing tours in Canada, the USA, Latin and South America, and then ending her tour at COP21 in Paris. Listen to Jane tell us all the amazing things that happened in 2015, and what we have to look forward to…

“In 200 years people will look back on this particular period and say to themselves, how did those people at that time just allow all of these amazing creatures to vanish.”. As we listen to Jane’s powerful words of wisdom, chills run up and down our body. The film Racing Extinction gives us a glimpse into the cruel reality that humanity and our world has come to. As Jane would say, we have lost touch with the world around us, we have stopped listening. There is a disconnect between our clever brain and the human heart. And the only way…

In this powerful film narrated by Dr. Jane Goodall, “STOP THE BURNING” incorporates the voices of 30 global leaders during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland who shared their thoughts about the importance of saving our forest. As these innovators, changemakers and forest advocates gathered their thoughts, their message was clear – to address concerns and create a collective message that would be delivered to country leaders gathered in Paris for the COP21 UN Climate Summit. And that message is “Save the forests, and we can save our climate.”. Get involved in the conversation. Watch the video and share it…

On Tuesday, July 21, hominoid specialist and Change.org petition starter, Dr. Brian Hare will deliver 185,000 petition signatures to the New York Blood Center (NYBC) headquarters in New York City. Dr. Hare, along with the Jane Goodall Institute, the Humane Society of the United States and nearly 30 other partners are urging the Center to reinstate funding for the lifetime care of 66 chimpanzees in Liberia previously used for medical research, abandoned by the NYBC in March. In a statement from today, Dr. Jane Goodall voices her concerns about the ongoing issue, urging the NYBC to make the right…