Interview with Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall’s contributions to primatology and primate conservation are monumental. In a brief interview with Cathy Areu that was published in the Sept 6 issue of the Washington Post Magazine, Goodall discusses her love of animals as a child, her meeting with Louis Leakey, her first visit to Africa, and her first experiences with a secondhand tent.

Decades later, as founder of the Jane Goodall Institute for wildlife research, education and conservation in Arlington, Va., she dedicates her time to protecting endangered primates. “It’s our responsibility to push forth and reach into people’s hearts and make them responsible for other animals on this planet. We’re part of this animal kingdom.”

Photo, “Jane Goodall”, from Flickr, via creative commons.