Jane Goodall Has Died

On Wednesday, the Jane Goodall Institute announced that world-renowned primatologist and environmental activist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. According to the post, she died of natural causes while on a recent speaking tour in California.

“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” the institute wrote in its statement.

Goodall became the world’s foremost chimpanzee expert after spending decades immersing herself in their habitats in Tanzania’s Gombe Steam National Park. Her discovery of the ways chimps make and use tools changed the ways scientists studied social behavior across species — Goodall also spent her life raising awareness around deforestation, environmental crises, and the importance of wildlife-conservation efforts.

Goodall is survived by her son, Hugo, and three grandchildren.