Jane Goodall tribute prints on sale to support conservation work

Friday, April 3, marked the 92nd birthday for Dame Jane Goodall, primatologist, anthropologist, and environmental campaigner, highly regarded for her pioneering work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Sadly, she died six months ago from cardiac arrest while on a speaking tour in Los Angeles.

Jane Goodall in her home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where she wrote 20-30 letters a day trying to further her goals of protecting chimps, their rights and habitat. Goodall used her "touch" to empower the individual into thinking that what they do can make a difference. The force of her personality made it impossible to say no. She learned from Flo (a high-ranking female chimp at Gombe) that paying attention to the individual gets results. Photo / Supplied

In celebration of her tireless activism for the natural world, Vital Impacts, a nature-focused photographic project founded by National Geographic photographer Ami Vitali, has released a series of prints for sale. The Nature of Hope: The World Jane Goodall Inspired presents intimate portraits of Goodall by Michael “Nick” Nichols, shot for National Geographic, available from her birthday through Earth Month to Earth Day on April 22.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, formed a deep bond with La Vieille, an elderly chimpanzee who had survived years of hardship at the Pointe Noire Zoo in the Republic of the Congo. Jane advocated for her rescue, helped secure support for daily care, and later guided the creation of the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre, where La Vieille could finally live in safety. Photo / Supplied

There’s also a small selection of rare, hand-signed prints by Goodall in addition to a wider selection of stunning pictures of the natural environment and wildlife by award-winning photographers. All proceeds from the sale support the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots program and Vital Impacts Fellowships, which empower young people to make a difference for people, animals, and the environment.

Jane Goodall joins chimps, including favorite Gremlin (reclining at centre). Her Gombe study, started in 1960, is the longest continuous field study in the world. Photo / Supplied

Earth Month is a time to reflect on the state of the world and the continuing work of campaigners like Goodall to protect and preserve the beauty of nature and the millions of other species on this planet.

To purchase prints and learn more about Jane Goodall’s work go to www.vitalimpacts.org