Long before people around the world knew her name, Jane Goodall grabbed her boots and set out for the Gombe forest — keen to conduct research and observe the chimpanzees who had made those trees home.

In January 2026, the United Nations issued a sobering report: the world has moved beyond a “water crisis” and is now facing global water bankruptcy. As we celebrate Oceans Week Canada and Toronto ...

Photo: Fernando Turmo We want you to meet La Vieille, one of the chimpanzees at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Sanctuary – whose story started with loss but became one of healing. La Vieille ...

The Jane Goodall Institute was deeply saddened by the passing of Eugene Cussons, whose life, though tragically cut short, leaves behind a lasting and meaningful legacy. Eugene Cussons will be ...

Yes, the Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Stream Research Centre is known for the world’s longest-running wild chimpanzee study, which Dr. Jane started more than 65 years ago – but researchers there ...

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada acknowledges that our office operates on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee nations, Huron-Wendat, Mississaugas of the Credit, and other Indigenous ...

Every journey is a choice. Travel in a way that honours wildlife, communities, and the planet — and leave a lighter footprint everywhere you go. Travel is one of the most powerful forces shaping our ...

Turn hope into action, Toronto! Dr. Jane always says that what we do makes a difference, and we have to decide what kind of difference we want to make. With this Digital Action Kit, you can make a ...

In the place where I am now, I look back over my life. I look back at the world I’ve left behind. What message do I want to leave? I want to make sure that you all understand that each and every one ...

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to effect millions across the globe, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGI) is making it our priority to ensure that everyone in the JGI family, and all the people ...

Chimpanzees are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and animals. In fact, Dr. Jane Goodall was the first person to observe chimpanzees eating other animals when she saw them using sticks to ...