Valerie Jane Morris Goodall (1934 - )

Valerie Jane Morris Goodall is an English primatologist, who works for protection of wildlife, especially the primates of Africa, and their habitats. Although she was interested in animals from her youth, it was her association with anthropologist Louis Leakey that prompted her to the study of the chimpanzees in 1960. She is best known for her 40-year-long study of chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support the conservation efforts at the Gombe Park.

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