Jane Goodall was a pioneer, a tireless advocate and a deeply compassionate conservationist who inspired others to care about primates — and all animals — during a long life well lived, according to tributes from around the world.

Former President Joe Biden, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom just before he left office, said on social media that she spread messages of hope that “mobilized a global movement to protect the planet.” Journalist Maria Shriver called Goodall a “legendary figure and a friend,” while PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk said she “forever changed the way we view our fellow animals.”

The death of the famed primatologist , who produced groundbreaking research while living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, was announced Wednesday by the Jane Goodall Inst

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