Actor Leonardo Dicaprio also called the world-renowned expert on chimpanzees a ‘true hero for the planet’

The Jane Goodall Institute for animal welfare and community conservation announced the chimp expert had died while on a speaking tour of the US

The pioneering UK conservationist drew the public into the world of chimpanzees through her work with National Geographic.

The award-winning primatologist and anthropologist championed chimpanzee protection for more than six decades

World-renowned British primatologist died of natural causes while on speaking tour in California

The zoologist was considered the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees

The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.

Accepted by chimps on the shores of Lake Tanganyika as a ‘peculiar, white-skinned ape’, she discovered that they ate meat and made tools

WASHINGTON: British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world’s most revered wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91,…

Jane Goodall, who was the world’s leading expert on chimpanzee behaviour, died aged 91

Der Tod der Schimpansenforscherin Jane Goodall hat weltweit Reaktionen der Trauer und Anerkennung ausgelöst. Oscar-Preisträger Leonardo DiCaprio würdigt sie in einem emotionalen…

Leonardo DiCaprio is paying tribute to his "dear friend" Jane Goodall, a primatologist and conservationist he described as "a true hero for the planet."

Actor Leonardo Dicaprio also called the world-renowned expert on chimpanzees a ‘true hero for the planet’

Barack Obama, Prince William and Tanzanian president among many to mark death of primatologist at age of 91