The famed conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall has died. She was 91. "The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes," the Institute shared in a statement via social media on October 1. "She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States." The statement concluded, "Dr.