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Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press
| October 1, 2025 12:30 PM

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based institute, Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a U.S. speaking tour.

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