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Goodallbegantopublishherfieldresearch.Still,manyscientistsweredoubtful.In1962,GoodallgaveaspeechforLondon’sZoologicalSociety.Somescientistssaidthatherresearchwasguessworkandmadeno“realcontributionto science.”
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Goodallneededmoreevidenceofherwork.TheNationalGeographicSocietysuggestedshetakephotosofher discoveries.
TheSocietyhiredHugovanLawickforthejob.He’dhadsomeexperiencetakingphotosofwildlife.HereachedGombeinAugust 1962.
Atfirst,hedidn’ttakepicturesofGoodallwiththechimps.Butthemagazineeditorswantedphotosofheraswell.Itwasunusualforawomantobeascientistatthistime.Peoplewerecuriousabout her.
ThephotosvanLawicktook wereproofofthechimps’toolmaking,nestbuilding,andotherbehavior.TheyalsoshowedGoodallatwork.HisphotographsappearedwithherwordsinNational Geographic’s August1963 magazine.
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Theissuewasahugesuccess.In1964,GoodallwassettogiveherfirstlectureintheUnited States.
Janeknewwhatshewantedtosay.Shereportedonherscientificdiscoveries.ShedescribedGombe’sbeautyandpeacefulness.Shealsodescribedthechimpsbytheirpersonalitiesandthenamesshe’dgiven them.
Janeexpressedtheneedtoprotectthechimpsandpreventthemfrombeingshotorsoldtocircuses.ShespokeaboutDavidGreybeard.Hewasthechimpwhohadopeneddoorstomanyimportant discoveries.
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“DavidGreybeard... has puthiscompletetrustinman,”shesaid.“Shallwefailhim?Surelyit’suptous. . . toensurethat. . . thesefantastic. . . creaturescontinuetoliveundisturbedintheirnatural habitat.”
JaneGoodall,Continued
JaneGoodallwentontoearnherPh.D.fromCambridgeUniversity.Shehaspublishedmanymagazinearticlesandbooks.In1991,shefoundedanorganizationcalled“Roots& Shoots”inTanzania.Itsgoalistohelpyoungpeoplebegincareersinconservationwork.Today,herworkinconservation continues.
