Happy Birthday Jane!

What a blessing you've been, Dr. Goodall, for this earth and everyone on it! We love you, because your life is such a demonstration of love in action. You have taught us immeasurably much.

Happy, happy birthday to the most wonderfull and inspiring woman of the world. Dear Mrs. Goodall, thank you so much for all your worldmoving ideas and work and everything. God bless you.

Michael Fuchs from Berlin

Happy bday, Jane!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. JANE!!! Thank you for all the primates you have saved over the years. I love apes and monkeys and hope they will be around for my grand-children and great grandchildren to enjoy.

Happy Birthday Dr Jane!! Thank you for saving so many primates' lives over the years. I love apes!

Happy Birthday!You are such an inspiring woman!
Thank you for all that you do!

Happy Birthday dearest Dr. Jane! Thank you for inspiring me since I was a little girl!

Happy Birthday to an extraordinary woman! Thank you for all the lives--among all the primates and others!--that you have touched and made better.

Happiest birthday wishes to an amazing creature! Jane, you are an inspiration to so many, and in so many different ways. The world is a richer place for having you in it. Thank you.

Jane....Birthday blessings to you!! You are timeless and forever inspiring!!!! Hope to cross paths with you again when you return to Durham, NC for an event.

Happy Birthday! I wish you strength, health, good luck and success!

Happy Birthday Dr. Jane,

I was inspired by you from the time I was little and when I found out I had the opportunity to be on your youth council I was thrilled behind my wildest dreams! Thank you for this amazing opportunity and thank you for all you have done for species all over this great planet (including youth!)!! Happy Birthday and here is to many more so that you may continue to spread your light and wisdom across so many more people on so many continents.
With Love,
NYLC Roots & Shoots Youth Leader
Molly Cleveland

Thank you so much for all your great efforts. Not only are you a great educator but also a great example not only to people in science fields. Your drive, your activism and love for science have been a huge influence in my life. The world is incredibly fortunate to have you and all the people who help you. I hope you enjoy this and everyday and that you may have many more birthdays to come.

Happy Birthday to a hero and inspiration. Thank you for all you do for us and the web of life on Earth. A special birthday wish from my 2 year old daughter, Jane. She is named after you and she loves to sing Happy Birthday. We hope you have an incredible day.
Love, Terra, Jane and family

Happy birthday Jane! Thank you for so many years of spectacular service to our planet. I wish you all of the happiness in the world!

Happy, happy birthday Dr. Jane Goodall. Truly an inspiration to us all!

Happy birthday from Slovakia! You are a great woman and your work for animals, people and for the whole world is amazing! I want to thank you for all the things you have done and wish you the best for next many years! =D

Happy Birthday Jane, hoping we cross paths again soon. Atlas (my 18 month old son) and I spent the last few years between DRCongo, Australia and Canada. Thinking of you often. Christina

Happy Birthday Dr. Goodall! We have been learning all about you in our second grade class this week. We think you are fabulous! Enjoy your day! Cayson's Clever Crickets/Gulf Breeze, FL

Happy Birthday Dr. Goodall! You are an inspiration to so many girls and women - each generation should shout out "THANK YOU"!!! My two granddaughters receive monthly National Geographic & Discover Science magazines to hopefully inspire them to "read" about your work and others, and to understand this is a field for everyone.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Goodall. You are a true inspiration and I thank you for all that you do.

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Alles gute zum Geburtstag, und ein weiterhin langes erfolgreiches Leben!!! ;)

Happy Birthday Jane! You are a wonderful remarkable woman, and a treasure for the world! Love, peace, and hope to you!

I hope you have a truly wonderful birthday, Dr. Goodall! It goes without saying that you've inspired me greatly; I hope to be able to meet you one day and thank you in person, but for now I'll just say "thank you" on here. Cheers!

Happiest of Birthdays to one of the most inspiring people I have ever been lucky enough to meet and spend time with. Jane you have really shaped my life in a beautiful way, for which I will be forever grateful. I feel like so much of what I do now is a direct result of you being in my life. Thank you.

Wishing you a wonderful birthday!!!

Happy Birthday!

Happiest of Birthdays to one of the most inspiring people I have ever been lucky enough to meet and spend time with. She has really shaped my life in a beautiful way, for which I will be forever grateful. I feel like so much of what I do now is a direct result of her being in my life.

Happy Birthday from Bournemouth!

Happy Birthday Dr Goodall, thanks for your help in stopping animal experiments

Happy Birthday Dr. Jane Goodall, you have made and still make " the difference" , please keep on showing the world how to become " a better place ". for mankind and all of our animals .. and take care of yourself :)

Happy Birthday Dr. Jane Goodall and thank you for all the good work you do. You are a wonderful inspiration and creating so much good for all God's creatures.

Happy Birthday Dr. Jane Goodall. Your are a very important person in this world. You have inspired me to do good on this planet. I thank you very much for all you have from saving Chimpanzees to going around the world to teach children. Thank you and have a great and peaceful birthday.

Happy Birthday, Jane!! You have been such an inspiration for me (and my mom). You are a blessing for the world! Thank you for all you do for both animals and humans. Hope you have a lovely birthday! -Katey (Dana Lyons' assistant)

Dear Mrs. Goodall,
happy birthday! Thank you for being the compassionate, loving, amazing lady you are. You bridged the gaps among human and non human nations so that many of us could cross those borders. You changed lives. Grazie dal profondo del cuore!
Elisabetta Mirra
(Italy)

Happ Birthday Jane! Have A Great Day! God Bless You!

One of my all time heroes ... a angel with hidden wings .... and a warrior .... love , hugs & thank you for being you I always wished I could do what you do ..... your amazing and your heart is beautiful (hugs) wishing you good health, prosperity, energy, joy, wonder, lots of friends, lots of hugs and lots and lots of love

Happy Birthday to an inspirational lady. It is an honour to have Jane Goodall as a distant relative

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Have a wonderful day!!

A Tribute to Jane Goodall
by Denise Petti

Cruising at 35,000 feet, my leg bounced in the aisle as I attempted to distract myself from thinking too long and hard about how I would act once the flight landed in Houston. I had a book open in my lap, but I hadn’t read a word of it. I was too excited and I still had the drive from the airport to the zoo ahead of me, which would allow plenty of time for more overthinking.

The source of my distraction was the one and only Dr. Jane Goodall, the world renowned primatologist and the UN’s own Ambassador of Peace. I had learned she was giving a “Roots & Shoots” presentation at the Houston Zoo, so I hopped the first plane out of Philadelphia and flew clear across the country to learn more about this grassroots organization whose mission it is to increase social and environmental awareness and activism around the world. Actually, let’s be honest. I flew to Houston with the express purpose of meeting Jane.

As I obsessed about what I would say if I found myself face-to-face with her, I role-played some hypothetical dialog in my mind:

“Jane,” I would say as I eagerly took her hands into my own. “Big fan. Huge.”

No. What I wanted, perhaps more than anything else, was for her to know I was serious. I didn’t want to appear like just another star-struck fan. What could I possibly say to Dr. Jane Goodall that would leave a lasting impression or carry any real significance whatsoever?

My love for her began at the age of seven. Sitting beside my father in our family room, he and I would watch documentary footage of Jane’s pioneering work with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Africa. She was my hero. Captivated by her passion and courage, my little soul began to intuit what I wanted out of life. That is, more than anything else in the world, I wanted to do what she did - to travel to strange, distant lands, paying close attention to things that would otherwise go unnoticed and reporting with urgency and gentle compassion, the fascinating nature of little-known phenomena and the importance of preserving it.

How does one adequately express such depths of lifelong admiration and respect to the object of one’s affection without sounding like a poor sap in desperate need of a hobby?

I had plenty of time during the flight to stew about my approach, but what exacerbated the self-torment was the fact that I’d been granted an all-access pass to the event. My dear friend, Jennifer, worked for one of the corporations sponsoring the event and it was because of her fortuitous role in the coordination that I was able to join her as her guest.

Within minutes of entering the zoo, my mounting anxiety would prove utterly insignificant as I found myself standing directly beside Jane in a private room filled with event staff, reporters and sponsors. At last, here was my hero, and immediately next to me. This adorable, soft-spoken, graceful and dignified woman, who couldn’t have stood much higher than five feet, suddenly felt like a long-lost grandmother to me. I easily could have embraced her, shaken her hand, asked for an autograph, posed for a picture, but I was locked inside a beautiful moment in time that felt too sweet and privileged to cheapen with fanaticism.

As I listened to her address the room in her quiet, gentle way, speaking of the plight of the chimpanzees and the urgent worldwide call for more awareness and support, I remembered a conversation I’d had with my father when I was eighteen years old. We were watching the evening news together and a segment covering the violence and political strife in Rwanda was being broadcast. One aspect of the piece featured the increased poaching of mountain gorillas and how it was becoming widespread due to the lack of conservation presence and enforcement. I immediately sprang to my feet and told my father that I needed to go save the gorillas. My father turned to me and said in a very matter-of-fact tone, “Denise, even the gorilla savers ain’t savin’ no gorillas right now.”

The memory of this conversation struck me as so poignant as I listened to a 73-year old Jane speak with the same manner of conviction, the same poise, and the same compassion as the 26-year old Jane I can remember watching on National Geographic when I was just a little kid. All along she has maintained her tireless commitment to never let her beloved chimpanzees down, to spread awareness, to share the latest findings, to push harder, reach farther, face obstacles, overcome fears, discover something rare and accomplish something new every single day.

I’ve admired Jane’s devotion for over 30 years, and this life has taken me on journeys I’d never anticipated. My father met a tragic end in a fire when he was just 56 and I was 23. I never did end up working with primates or traveling to Africa, at least not yet, but I did enjoy a few brief years as a veterinary technician. Now I’m a wife and working mother of two beautiful young children, a part-time writer/editor and a full-time marketing and creative professional. All along I’ve never let go of the values that Jane instilled in me at such a young, impressionable age. She made me want to explore the world, to continually learn and grow in knowledge, awareness and compassion. I have carried these values with me all throughout my life and seek to instill them in my own children. If I had it my way, I would have become a photojournalist or documentary filmmaker. Interestingly enough, I will be graduating this spring with my BA in Liberal Studies along with two minors: one in writing and the other in film and media studies. I currently have the good fortune of being a writer and an editor for Wild River Review’s Airmail column, committed to the curation and publishing of thought-provoking material that explores our great, wide world.

Come to think of it, perhaps that is something worth saying to Jane.

Happy birthday Dr. Goodall! We have enjoyed reading your work and have been so impressed through the years with your tireless efforts! Countless blessings to you and all our best on this your birthday!

Happy Birthday! It surely is a date for the living creatures to celebrate the birth of such a wondefull person, who is an example for all of us. Thank you for fighting for life and justice.

Happy birthday Jane, and bless you for your wonderful work, you are an inspiration. Thank you for all you do for chimpanzees and all animals
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HAPPY B DAY JANE !!!!!! FOR MANY MANY MANY MORE

Happy Birthday Jane ! Your one of the most insperational people i look up to and have inspired me to study conservational biology when im older! Your work is amazing and your a beautiful and smart scientist! Happy burthday once again

Happy birthday! You are a lovely woman, thank you for all the attention that you have for our world.
I wish you all the best!!!

Happy birthday, Jane! I will be heading off to college this year, and I hope to one day make a difference in the world for animals just like you. You are my inspiration.

Happy Birthday to an Amazing Woman!!!

Human Hugs, Tail Wags & Dog Kisses, Purrs & Sandpaper Kisses,
Shawn & Her 10 Rescued Beasties & 1 Itty Bitty Foster

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN AMAZING WOMAN!!!
Hugs, Tail Wags & Dog Kisses, Purrs & Sandpaper Kisses,
Shawn, Her 3 Rescued Dogs, 1 Itty Bitty Foster Dog & 7 Rescued Cats

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE!! Thank you for all that you do! I hope you find time to relax today and have some fun!