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Dr. Jane Goodall's research transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals.
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She created a globally known institute for conservation and education.
Her career has spanned more than five decades.
And it all started with a young girl and the story of Tarzan.
"There was nobody in my family that really inspired me to want to go to Africa. It was from reading the Tarzan books, simple as that," says the renowned primatologist and conservationist. "When I was 10, I vowed that I would go to Africa, live with animals and write books about them."
Speaking to a crowd of nearly 5,000 in the CMU Events Center in late March, Goodall shared stories from her fieldwork experiences and emphasized our role in making a difference for all living things.
"When I began in the early 1960s, even the global scientific community wasn't talking about – or really concerned with – conservation and environmentalism.
"The really good news is that over the past 50 years people have begun to see that the world is interconnected and that preserving the environment is a responsibility shared by all. Please continue to make positive change happen."
PHOTO BY PEGGY BRISBANE
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