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SR0487LRB104 15970 LAW 29212 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Jane Goodall, Ph.D., who passed away on October 

31, 2025, was a world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and 

4humanitarian best known for her 65-year study of wild 

5chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania; in the latter part of her 

6life, she expanded her focus and became a global advocate for 

7human rights, animal welfare, species and environmental 

8protection, and many other crucial issues; and

9 WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall was born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall 

10to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall and Margaret Myfanwe 

11(Joseph) Goodall in London, England on April 3, 1934; she was 

12raised in Bournemouth, England, and she developed her passion 

13for studying wildlife from early childhood; and

14 WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall began her study of the wild 

15chimpanzees at Gombe, Tanzania on July 14, 1960; her field 

16studies led her to developing a unique understanding of 

17chimpanzee behavior, including mating rituals, parenting, and 

18warfare, and making the ground-breaking discovery that 

19chimpanzees use tools; in recognition of the contributions she 

20was making to science, she was accepted into a doctoral 

21program without an undergraduate degree by the University of 

22Cambridge in 1961, subsequently earning a Ph.D. in Ethology in 

231965; her observations, covered across a series of long-form 

SR0487- 2 -LRB104 15970 LAW 29212 r

1articles she penned for National Geographic in the 1960s and 

21970s, revolutionized humankind's understanding of and 

3connection to wild animals; her work also led to Tanzania 

4designating the Gombe Stream Reserve as a national park in 

51978; and

6 WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute 

7(JGI)