“My greatest hope lies in the fact that young people, are not only aware of the problems, but actually want to help solve them” (Haugen 93). Jane Goodall is a primate conservationist, every year she helps save more and more wildlife. Jane Goodall saves many chimpanzees from suffering in the wild with medical aid and shelter to the sick and injured. Goodall formed several agencies in which she helps fund, to save as much wildlife as she can. Beginning at a young age Jane Goodall was highly interested in nature. She was born on April 3, 1934 in London, England (Haugen 15). At the age of twelve Goodall created her own nature club for her and her friends, and named it the “Alligator Club”(Haugen 21). Jane began her studies in the wild officially at Gombe Camp in Africa to study chimpanzees. In June, 1961 Jane began seeing the chimp named David Greybeard at Gombe Camp (Haugen 10). Goodall discovered that chimps express deep feelings toward one another as if they were human (Advances in Understanding Nonhuman Primate Behavior 3) Jane Goodall had many job opportunities throughout her life and made a good carrier at a young age. Goodall’s mother wanted her to major as a secretary so she could have almost any job possible worth doing for money. In 1964, Goodall marries Hugo Van Lawick, an explorer she met in Africa (Haugen 55). Goodall gave birth to a baby boy, on March 4, 1967 (Haugen 67). Jane Goodall was admitted into Cambridge University as a P.H.D. and completed a degree in ethology.
Benson 4 Jane Goodall made many advances in helping spread the conservation and preservation of primate lives throughout her carrier. Later in Goodall’s life, she created …show more content…
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