The world has lost a trailblazing legend.

Dr. Jane Goodall , the famed anthropologist, ethologist, primatologist and conservation activist has died, her conservation organization confirmed. She was 91.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes," the company said in a statement shared on Facebook . "She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States ."

The statement continued, "Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world."

Born in London in 1934, Goodall rose to fame in the 1960s wit

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