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Jane Goodall, the world\u2019s leading expert on chimpanzees and a tireless advocate for wildlife, has died at 91, prompting tributes from around the globe\u2014including a heartfelt message from Leonardo DiCaprio. The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed she passed away of natural causes on October 1, 2025, while on a speaking tour in California.<\/p>\n

Goodall\u2019s groundbreaking journey began in 1960, when she traveled from England to what is now Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees\u2014a bold step for a young woman in a male-dominated field. Her patient observations in Gombe fundamentally reshaped science\u2019s understanding of our closest relatives, documenting behaviors that included tool use, social bonds, and individual personalities. She later earned a Ph.D. in ethology from Cambridge and went on to found the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977, championing conservation and youth engagement for more than six decades.<\/p>\n

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Across her career, Goodall appeared in dozens of documentaries and media projects, bringing her fieldwork and message of hope to a broad audience. Even in her nineties, she remained on the road, delivering lectures and launching initiatives designed to inspire action on behalf of animals and the planet. Her final days reflected that commitment: she was traveling in the U.S. to speak when she died, and her institute\u2019s memorial statement emphasized both the extent of her life\u2019s work and the urgency she felt to protect the natural world.<\/p>\n

DiCaprio\u2014who, like Goodall, has served as a United Nations Messenger of Peace\u2014shared an emotional remembrance that highlighted her influence on generations. On Instagram, he praised her scientific legacy, global advocacy, and the hope she instilled in young people, urging followers to support the Jane Goodall Institute and continue the work she started.<\/p>\n

\u201cJane Goodall devoted her life to protecting our planet and giving a voice to the wild animals and the ecosystems they inhabit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHer groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Tanzania transformed our understanding of how our closest relatives live, socialize, and think\u2026 She inspired millions to care, to act, and to hope.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cJoin me in supporting the Jane Goodall Institute\u2026 My last message to Jane was simple: \u2018You are my hero.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The two had recently collaborated on \u201cHowl,\u201d a forthcoming live-action film that tells a survival story from the perspectives of a dog and a wolf\u2014an effort that reflects Goodall\u2019s belief in storytelling as a catalyst for empathy and change. DiCaprio and Goodall served as executive producers on the project, which attracted industry attention throughout 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

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News outlets and conservation groups marked Goodall\u2019s passing with extensive retrospectives, recalling the moment she first reported chimpanzees using sticks and blades of grass to \u201cfish\u201d termites from mounds\u2014an observation that upended the then-prevailing notion that tool use was uniquely human. Her humane approach\u2014naming her subjects and documenting their bonds and emotional lives\u2014helped narrow the perceived gap between humans and other animals.<\/p>\n

In recent years, Goodall\u2019s message leaned even more toward urgency and hope. She spoke often about the role of youth in driving environmental progress and recorded final public messages encouraging people to act, not surrender, in the face of climate and biodiversity crises. As tributes poured in, many echoed her core belief: that every individual can make a difference.<\/p>\n

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The Jane Goodall Institute said she died of natural causes; while she had spoken in interviews about living with prosopagnosia, there was no indication of any life-threatening illness. She is survived by her son, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick, and three grandchildren. Her life\u2019s work\u2014spanning research, advocacy, education, and global storytelling\u2014leaves a legacy that will continue to shape conservation and inspire future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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