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Jane Goodall’s Legacy Celebrated with Sacred Sendoff

Dr Jane Goodall inspired youth in over 140 countries through Roots and Shoots and worked globally to protect biodiversity until her death at 91.

  • On Oct 1, Dr Jane Goodall, world‑renowned primatologist and conservationist, died at 91 in Los Angeles, California while on a U.S. speaking tour.
  • Over 60 years, Dr Jane Goodall studied wild chimpanzees and founded the Jane Goodall Institute and Roots and Shoots programme, which reaches youth in over 140 countries.
  • The Jane Goodall Institute said she died peacefully in her sleep in Los Angeles, and Ms An stated, `Her voice may be gentle, but the power of her wisdom and hope for the future has influenced tens of thousands across borders, cultures and ages`.
  • Singapore organisations and ministers posted tributes following the institute's announcement, with Desmond Lee linking Dr Goodall's legacy to the City in Nature initiative and 100k Corals Initiative.
  • Her fieldwork led to community campaigns like the No Feeding campaign and working groups protecting Raffles' banded langur and long-tailed macaque in Singapore.
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The death of Jane Goodall has generated widespread reaction. The world-renowned chimpanzee expert died peacefully in her sleep during a tour of America. She was 91. Goodall discovered that chimpanzees use tools. She had a strong bond with the Netherlands. Reporter Suzette gauges the reactions at Amersfoort Zoo on the program "Nieuws van de dag" (News of the Day).

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jane Goodall has been watching chimpanzees for many years. Thanks to her, too, they know that they use tools, have individual personalities – and wage wars. Now the great primate researcher died at the age of 91.

·Munich, Germany
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La Croix broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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