One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and environmental protection. As Jeffrey Brown reports, Goodall helped change the way we look at animals and their behavior.Watching Dame Jane on television growing up was one of the influences that made me an environmentalist. She continued to have that effect on young people right up to her death. ABC7 in Los Angeles showed that in Crowd waiting for Jane Goodall 'shocked' to learn of death.
"Shock" is the word that kept coming up after news broke of Jane Goodall's death. What was meant to be a celebration of new life planting trees for the future turned into a moment of gratitude and honor for the legacy Goodall left behind.Yes, her passing is sad and a loss to the world, but the best way to honor her is to plant those trees, both literally and metaphorically.
I close with Senator Cory Booker's tribute, Thank you Jane Goodall for being brave. Rest in Power..
Rest in power, Dame Jane.
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