Chimpanzees
Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced September 1, 2011, that the agency will begin reviewing the status of chimpanzees under the Endangered Species Act.
Armed with a notebook and binoculars
Jane had come to East Africa from England in 1957, to pursue a dream she'd had since she was a child: to study and write about animals in Africa. In Kenya, legendary anthropologist Louis Leakey hired her as his assistant. He was eager to organize field studies of all the great apes in the wild, for they could teach much about human evolution.
What was Known?
What was known about chimpanzees when Jane Goodall stepped off that boat to begin her study of the wild chimp communities living in Tanzanian forest around one of the world's longest, largest and deepest freshwater lakes, (Lake Tanganyika)?
A Look Back at Jane's Amazing Story
On July 14, 2010, it will be 50 years to the day that Jane Goodall first stepped out of a game warden’s boat onto the pebbly beach at the Gombe Chimpanzee Reserve in what is today Tanzania. At the time, she expected to be in the forest observing wild chimpanzees for 3 or 4 months.
Jane’s classic books re-released with new material!
Information to help you raise awareness about bushmeat
Raising awareness is a powerful means of creating change, especially in this day of global communication. If you educate yourself about the bushmeat problem and help spread the word, then you will be making a meaningful contribution to the fight to save chimpanzees and other endangered species.
Below are some points to get your started, along with links to deeper information throughout the web.
You can help chimps in labs
Did you know that there are an estimated 1,000 chimpanzees in biomedical research and testing laboratories or "warehouses" across the U.S.?
Gombe Q&A
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Where is Gombe National Park?
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When did Jane Goodall first arrive there?
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How old was Jane Goodall when she arrived in Gombe?
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Why did she go to Gombe in the first place?
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What was her most significant scientific discovery?
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What is the larger significance of the Gombe research?
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How did the research program evolve?
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How has Gombe contributed
Sponging
An example of tool use, chimpanzees dip leaves into streams to soak up water to drink.
