Great Apes
A Conversation with Jane Goodall on Stage and in Person Featuring Presentation of the 2011 Jane Goodall Leadership Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 27, 2011
Contact: Claire Gwatkin Jones
703-682-9220
clairejones@janegoodall.org
A CONVERSATION WITH JANE GOODALL
ON STAGE AND IN PERSON
FEATURING
PRESENTATION OF THE 2011 JANE GOODALL GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
2011 Jane Goodall Global Leadership Awards Recap
Renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace, brought her message of hope to the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2011, for A Conversation with Jane Goodall. This unique event included a short solo performance by Grammy®-winning artist Dave Matthews.
2011 Excellence in Public Policy Award - Rep. George Miller
The 2011 Jane Goodall Global Leadership Awards were presented on September 24, 2011. This year's winner for Excellence in Public Policy was The Honorable George Miller, U.S. Representative, California, 7th District. This award honors an individual who uses his or her position as an elected official or public servant to support policies that ensure a better future for our natural world.
Tchimpounga's Latest Arrival
JGI Rescues Alex, A Young Orphaned Chimpanzee
On July 28, 2011, the Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) Debby Cox was shopping in Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, when she received a call about a baby chimpanzee who had been confiscated by authorities and brought to the local Ministry of Water and Forest. Debby picked up the chimpanzee and brought him immediately to JGI’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center.
JGI Announces Benefit Auction on Charitybuzz
Auction Lots Include Items from Dr. Jane Goodall, Modern Family, Saturday Night Live and Grammy®-Winning Artist Ben Harper
October 19-November 9, 2011
The Jane Goodall Institute Announces Second Annual Benefit Auction on Charitybuzz
Auction Lots Include Items from Dr. Jane Goodall, Modern Family,
Saturday Night Live and Grammy®-Winning Artist Ben Harper
Visit www.charitybuzz.com/JaneGoodall2011
October 19-November 9, 2011
Tension at Gombe
In his latest blog entry, Dr. Deus Mjungu, Gombe Stream Research Center’s director of chimpanzee research, writes of tracking two chimpanzees at Gombe National Park.
Learning
Young chimps learn how to use tools from watching and imitating others.
Saving Chimps From Snares (Graphic Images)
This is the story of Mugu Moja, a juvenile chimpanzee who is getting a fresh start in Uganda’s forest after JGI rescued her from a steel jaw trap. Over the past five years, JGI-Uganda has successfully freed and provided medical attention to 18 chimpanzees injured by steel jaw traps and snares—a 100 percent success rate for each chimpanzee intervention conducted since 2007!
Help Us Save Chimps From These Traps - www.janegoodall.org/snare
Gombe Stream Research Center
The Gombe Stream Research Center was founded in 1965 to advance Jane Goodall’s revolutionary findings about chimpanzee tool-making and other behaviors.
