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| Happy 80th Birthday, Dr. Jane Goodall (sign her birthday card) |
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| Credit: Why Not Girl! Even as a young girl, she organized a nature club for her friends. |
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| Photo Credit: Hugo Van Lawick For decades, she courageously observed chimps in their natural African habitat, being the first to show that they were not vegetarians and that they used tools. |
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| Photo Credit: Ron Henggleler She founded "Roots and Shoots", an organization that supports youth conservation initiatives and has impacted 150,000 young people in 130 countries. |
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| Awareness Helps Ⓥ AnimalsEarthHealth She has fearlessly advocated for animals her entire life. |
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| Photo Credit: Stuart Clarke And she has never despaired of the ability of people to positively change our world. |
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| Photo Credit: The Jane Goodall Institute "It is easy to be overwhelmed by feelings of hopelessness as we look around the world. We are losing species at a terrible rate, the balance of nature is disturbed, and we are destroying our beautiful planet. We have fear about water supplies, where future energy will come from – and most recently the developed world has been mired in an economic crisis. But in spite of all this I do have hope. And my hope is based on four factors. Click here to see Dr. Goodall's four reasons.
You can watch a 3-minute biography here (unfortunately no embed code is provided):
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Happy Birthday to her and it is people like her that make us all the more aware how awesome nature is and how we should respect it. Have a tremendous Thursday.
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Most people really do make a difference is some way. Dr. Goodall's difference is much bigger. She's amazing.
ReplyDeleteOh wow I guess I didn't know that she was that old. She's definitely someone to look up to!
ReplyDeleteShe has been such a big influence in our world! I read several books by her when I was young and there are so many things about her to be impressed by. The world is a better place for having her in it.
ReplyDeleteneed a few more like her,xx Rachel
ReplyDeleteJane Goodall is a major idol of mine. I wanted to be her when I was a child, then I got more into dogs then chimps :) She is so inspirational. She is also incredibly beautiful at 80, you can see wht a kind person she is. I hope she continues to have good health
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what an amazing woman! So Hard to believe she is 80!!!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
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