The Jane Goodall Institute calls for trophy hunting to end
Hundreds of household names have joined with wildlife experts, former Presidents, African community leaders, religious and Indigenous leaders, to call on the UN to abolish trophy hunting, which claims tens of thousands of endangered animals every year. Our founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, was at the…
SMACC Global Summit united governments, organizations and professionals in a shared effort to end online animal cruelty.
Members of the Jane Goodall Institute Nepal and Global teams participated in the inaugural Social Media Animal Cruelty Global Summit (Bali, 11-12 June 2026). The summit, hosted by the Asia for Animals Coalition and Sintesia Animalia Indonesia, was…
Our call to CITES CoP20 in light of urgent chimpanzee trafficking concerns
"The trafficking in chimpanzees is happening at industrial scale, we must act now." The Jane Goodall Institute calls for action at CITES CoP20 Three infant chimpanzees vanished from Kinshasa’s N’Sele Zoo between the evening of November 23rd and the morning of November 24th,…
Zeytin: a baby gorilla waiting to go home
The Jane Goodall Institute Global (JGIG) expresses its deep concern and genuine hope regarding the future of Zeytin, a baby gorilla currently held in a Turkish zoo after being rescued from an illegal trafficking operation. Zeytin’s story is heartbreaking. He was found concealed in a cargo shipment…
Looking into Species Laundering
Our previous blog covered the intersection of wildlife trafficking and money laundering. In this blog, Dr Zara Bending delves deeper into a topic currently attracting international scrutiny: species laundering.
What is species laundering and how does it happen? Species laundering is a deceptive practice employed by wildlife traffickers to make specimens…
Let's pull together to push back against all forms of Transnational Organized Crime
15th November 2024 marks the first ever International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) as proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 78/267. Today the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) marks this first international day of its kind…
Busy times in JGI's work to end wildlife trafficking
It's been a busy few weeks for our ForeverWild team and partners, as we take action on wildlife crime. Here are recent highlights. End Wildlife Crime Breakfast Symposium 11 October 2024 In the lead up to UNTOC CoP12 (Vienna, 14-18 October) the Jane Goodall Institute Global's…
Our sanctuaries inspire hope
HBO’s recent Chimp Crazy documentary highlighted the tragic situation of chimpanzees held in private captivity. When chimpanzees and other great apes are rescued from the unsuitable conditions in which they have been kept as pets and for human entertainment, thankfully there are high quality accredited sanctuaries who can provide a permanent…
As new documentary Chimp Crazy airs, featuring stories of chimpanzees kept privately as pets and entertainers, we share our related concerns and guidance.
Apes should never be kept as pets or for entertainment. Our guidance improves the standards of captive chimpanzee welfare and exposes the problems inherent in many representations of chimpanzees, explaining how instead…
Meet Mozambique the Baby Gorilla, the Newest Member of JGI's Tchimpounga Sanctuary!
We’re thrilled to share the inspiring rescue story of an infant gorilla, found in and named for Mozambique, who was saved from the illegal wildlife trade through the swift coordination of various government agencies. The Mozambique Wildlife Alliance (MWA) and law enforcement officials worked tirelessly to…
