Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Congo: Meet a Jane Goodall Institute Ranger
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
“IT IS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IN CONSERVATION, PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES AND NATURE ITSELF. WE MUST ALL COME TOGETHER TO ENSURE WE PROTECT THE RANGERS THEMSELVES ON THE FRONT LINE.” –DR. JANE GOODALL Every day, park rangers risk their lives to protect wildlife and wild places from poaching and other threats. Sadly, it’s
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Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Congo:
Meet a Jane Goodall Institute Ranger
Thursday, 09 June 2022
“It is the missing piece of the puzzle in conservation, protecting endangered species and nature itself. We must all come together to ensure we protect the rangers themselves on the front line.” –Dr. Jane Goodall Every day, park rangers risk their lives to protect wildlife and wild places from poaching and other threats. Sadly, it’s
- Published in Africa Programs, Chimp Guardian, Conservation, End Wildlife Crime, Tchimpounga, Wildlife Trade
Worldwide friendships: Introducing Roots & Shoots Global Pen Pal Program
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
“She likes music and her friends. The music she likes is Billie Eilish – she is the best singer of her life. She writes very well too. I want to say hi to the Jane Goodall group, and thank them for allowing me to join this because it is interesting and enjoyable.” ~Roots & Shoots
- Published in Africa Programs, Coronavirus, Equality, Girls education, Roots & Shoots, Uganda
Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Congo:
Meet a Jane Goodall Institute care giver
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Care Givers are vital in the fight to end poaching and protect endangered chimpanzees. Tchimpounga only exists thanks to their patience, kindness and love. Meet Antonette a very special team member who’s healed hundreds of chimps. Rescued chimps are stolen from their mothers by poachers, often witness terrible violence and are forced to live in
- Published in Africa Programs, Chimp Guardian, Chimp Updates, Conservation, Tchimpounga
New animated film by Dr. Jane Goodall: Wounda, a Story of Hope
Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Wounda is one of Jane Goodall Institute’s most famous success stories. Her grateful tight hug of Jane after being released into the wild, has inspired millions as the clip is shared continuously worldwide. But, what happened to Wounda before her release? Why did she need the help of our Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre?
- Published in Africa Programs, News, Tchimpounga
Statement: Tragic Sacrifice of 6 Rangers Killed in the Congo’s Virunga National Park
Monday, 18 January 2021
The Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of six rangers killed (and the seventh injured) while on patrol in Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) on the morning of Sunday 10 January 2021. The second attack in less than a year, 17 rangers were also
- Published in Africa Programs, Conservation, Gorillas, Great Apes, News, Statement, Virunga
How girls’ education benefits our entire planet
Thursday, 24 December 2020
Inspired by her own experience witnessing the Jane Goodall Institute’s work in Uganda, our Africa Programs Manager, Natasha Coutts, shares proven reasons why female education has positive reverberations for our entire planet. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa and Nobel
- Published in Africa Programs, Conservation, Coronavirus, Fundraising, Roots & Shoots
Dr. Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute Mark 60th Anniversary of Wild Chimpanzee Research in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
On this day, sixty years ago, world famous animal behavior expert and conservationist, Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall & UN Messenger of Peace, first stepped foot in what is now Gombe National Park to begin her pioneering study of the wild chimpanzees. Now, six decades later, having become recognized as Guinness World
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The Jane Goodall Institute Australia strongly condemns the killing of 17 people, including 12 rangers, in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Thursday, 30 April 2020
The Chief Executive Officer of The Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA), James Forbes, joins fellow conservationists worldwide to condemn the vile killing of 13 employees of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN), plus four civilians, near the headquarters of the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo last week. “As with Tchimpounga
- Published in Africa Programs, News, Statement, Wildlife Trade
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