The Brief

Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall has died.

Jane Goodall, the famed conservationist known for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, has died.

Goodall, a UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, was 91.

The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed the news on Instagram .

What we know:

The organization said she died of natural causes in California while on a speaking tour across the U.S.

What they're saying:

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the institute said in a statement.

The backstory:

Goodall, born in London in 1934, traveled to Kenya in 1957 and met the famed anthropologist

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