By Ed Chatterton

The late Dame Jane Goodall has been posthumously named “person of the year” for 2025 by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).

The world-renowned primatologist and chimpanzee expert died of natural causes in California, USA, on October 1 at the age of 91.

The animal rights group said Goodall "reshaped how humans perceive other animals" and "turned prejudices and preconceived notions about other species on their head."

The global conservation icon has now been named the charity's person of the year to commemorate her "legacy of kindness."

Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960 and founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977.

She was considered the leading expert on chimpanzees and her research was pivotal in proving t

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