September 2009
Jane Meets Tarzan
Last month, Dr. Goodall traveled to Paris as part of a 3-day visit to the City of Light. While there she promoted the work of the Jane Goodall Institute-France and attended a number of events to highlight the work JGI is doing in Africa. She also had meetings with government officials to discuss ways in which France is making positive environmental choices. The American University of Paris Roots & Shoots group shared some of their amazing projects. Dr. Goodall even met her childhood hero, Tarzan! Take a look at the trip in pictures.
Dr. Goodall meets actor Christophe Lambert, who played the lead role in the 1984 film Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. The film is based on the Tarzan stories written by Edward Rice Burroughs. Dr. Goodall often jokes that she would make a better love interest than that other Jane whom Burroughs featured in his books. 
Dr. Goodall’s traveling companion, Mr. H, takes a minute to check out the public bicycle system in Paris. On many street corners in Paris, bikes are available to pedestrians enrolled in the Velib program. Over 20,000 bikes are distributed at nearly 1,800 locations in the city. Mr. H thinks this is a great idea!
A picture of complementing styles. Dr. Goodall, dressed in red, takes a moment to pose with the red gorilla sculpture during the “Species in Danger” exhibit she inaugurated at the Xavier Nicolas Art Gallery. Over 20 artists who created original works featuring endangered species were highlighted. The exhibit was organized in recognition of Dr. Goodall’s role as the Patron for the United Nations Year of the Gorilla campaign, a year long project to bring awareness to the plight of the species. Learn more about the campaign here: http://www.yog2009.org/
New York City - Day One
Last week, Dr. Goodall traveled to New York City to launch the publication of her newest book, Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species are Being Rescued from the Brink. The book features conservation success stories from around the world and introduces readers to the scientists and everyday people working hard to save animal species from extinction. Hope for Animals and Their World has already been named by Amazon.com as one of the must read titles for 2009. Make sure to pick up your copy today!
Dr. Goodall and Professor Howard Gardner, the moderator of the evening, share a moment backstage at the 92nd Street Y.
Behind the Scenes at 'Good Morning America'
While Jane was in New York City she had the opportunity to stop by the Good Morning America show to discuss her book, Hope for Animals and Their World. As you can imagine this meant a pretty early morning for Jane! The show went on live around 8 a.m., and was broadcast to millions of homes around the country. Jane spoke about her hope for animals around the world, including China’s giant panda, which is featured in the book. She even met a few new friends at the GMA studios!
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Lights, camera, action! Jane sits down with anchor Bill Weir on the set of Good Morning America. It was an early morning, but provided great exposure for jane to speak to a large audience about the conservation success stories described in her new book. |
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Getting the message out takes a lot of technical equipment. Here, a member of the television staff keeps an eye on the interview from a monitor. |
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Chef Wolfgang Puck was a guest the same day as Jane. In between interviews and cooking demonstrations, Jane and Wolfgang were able to chat about their mutual interest in healthy sustainable food choices. Jane is a vegetarian and speaks often about the benefits of that type of lifestyle. |
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Left: Jane spoke with host Robin Roberts outside the ABC studios. Right: It's no surprise that Jane has fans of all ages and species. Here, one of New York City's finest police dogs gives Jane a lick on the street after the interview. |
Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
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Members of the press were very interested in Jane’s book and what she had to say about species survival. Here, a number of photographers snap away before Jane spoke to the crowd. (Photo by |
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Jane shows off the new book. (Photo by Mark Maglio) |
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Jane holds up a Condor feather – one of her symbols of hope. The book devotes a chapter to the California Condor and how successful breeding efforts have helped to increase the population of this remarkable bird. When Jane unveiled the feather, the audience broke into a hearty round of applause! Photo by Mark Maglio
Jane welcomes JGI's Christin Jones to the stage. Christin helped Jane with the book and was on hand to celebrate the launch. (Photo by Mark Maglio) |
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Jane’s books were around every corner in Barnes & Noble and her fans took up the entire fourth floor of the store – talk about a Jane Goodall book party! (Photo by John Trybus)
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Jane, seated next to co-author Thane Maynard, greeted every last person who came to the book signing. Some people stayed for over two hours to meet Jane. |
Jane Visits Georgetown University
Jane was welcomed to Georgetown University in Washington, DC on September 9th to give a special lecture about her life, the new book, and to encourage Roots & Shoots partnerships in colleges around the country. The campus was abuzz for weeks prior to Jane’s appearance and the whole university went to great efforts to provide Jane a warm welcome. Every last seat in the auditorium was filled with students and supporters. You can read more about Jane’s visit in the school newspaper.
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C-SPAN's After Words crew met with Jane prior to the lecture for an hour-long talk about her book. John Nielsen, the World Wildlife Fund’s journalist-in-residence, served as interviewer. C-SPAN also stayed to record the lecture. We will let you know when it airs! (Photo by John Trybus) |
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You can see that the C-SPAN crew arrived with a lot of equipment. The interview and lecture took place in Healy Hall’s Gaston Auditorium on Georgetown’s beautiful campus. The building, with authentic paneling and stained glass windows, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With construction beginning in 1877, Gaston Auditorium was built in the Flemish Romanesque architecture style and provided a unique venue for Jane'[s lecture. (Photo by John Trybus.) |
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Jane met with student representatives from universities around Washington, DC before the lecture to share information about service to people, animals and the environment through the Roots & Shoots program. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots has active college chapters around the country and will be starting new chapters in the nation’s capitol as a result of the visit. (Photo by Betty Harris) |
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Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado was kind enough to give a special introduction of Jane. Congressman Polis is not only a friend of Jane’s, but also a strong advocate of the Roots & Shoots program. The lecture was on the night President Obama gave a major speech to a joint session of Congress, and Congressman Polis was able to do both events in one night – a true friend! (Photo by Betty Harris) |
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Jane was given a life-sized poster of a California Condor and couldn’t help but show the Georgetown audience the impressive wingspan of this magnificent creature. JGI’s John Trybus and Jess Dillman, a JGI supporter, joined Jane on stage to show off the poster. (Photo by Bruce Guthrie.) |
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The evening even featured a Giant Peace Dove! Students from Calverton Elementary School’s Save the World Roots & Shoots group came from Silver Spring, Maryland to fly their peace dove – made out of recycled materials – during the lecture. Check out how to make a Roots & Shoots peace dove. (Photo by Bruce Guthrie.) |
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| After Jane’s remarks the audience of over 700 people gave her a standing ovation! The response was incredible. (Photo by Bruce Guthrie.) |
