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Gombe Science Hero

Gombe Science Hero

From the moment a young British woman leapt from her small boat onto the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, the world was never the same. Jane Goodall, a 26-year-old from Bournemouth, England with a passion for wildlife came face to face with fate when she began her groundbreaking study of wild chimpanzees in what is now Gombe Stream National Park. In July of 1960, her amazing discoveries of chimpanzee behavior became the roots of one of the most significant scientific field sites on the planet. This is where a woman redefined man and defined what it means to be human.

The discoveries in Gombe have shaped modern science and our culture – from human and other great ape evolution, to health and ecology – and there’s so much more to learn.

It’s time to begin your journey of discovery. Welcome to Gombe Science Heroes. How do I begin? Join the team. Choose your assignment:

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Become a Gombe Science Hero for Conservation Technology - Listening, Watching, Protecting

Become a Gombe Science Hero for Conservation Technology - Listening, Watching, Protecting

Price: $35.00-$80.00

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Supporting high-tech science for the...

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Supporting high-tech science for the next era of discovery. With innovations like camera traps, ecoacoustic recorders, and AI-driven data analysis, Gombe researchers are now able to detect elusive species, track ecosystem changes, and gain insights that would be impossible through observation alone. Supporting this work fuels...

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Become a Gombe Science Hero for Gremlin & Goodali - The Mother-Infant Bond in Focus

Become a Gombe Science Hero for Gremlin & Goodali - The Mother-Infant Bond in Focus

Price: $35.00-$80.00

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Celebrating decades of research into...

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Celebrating decades of research into chimpanzee motherhood. Since Dr. Jane Goodall’s earliest days in Gombe, she has documented the intricate and tender bonds between chimpanzee mothers and their infants. From the legendary matriarch Flo to Gremlin — who raised the only known surviving twins in the wild — and now to her newest baby,...

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Become a Gombe Science Hero for Tanzanian Researchers - The Heart of Gombe Science

Become a Gombe Science Hero for Tanzanian Researchers - The Heart of Gombe Science

Price: $35.00-$80.00

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Empowering the team that makes...

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Empowering the team that makes Gombe’s discoveries possible. Since Jane Goodall’s earliest days in Gombe, Tanzanian field assistants and researchers have been at the center of the work: observing chimpanzees, collecting data, and building the most complete behavioral record of wild primates in existence. Supporting the research team...

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Become a Gombe Science Hero for Daily Observations - Telling the Story of Everyday

Become a Gombe Science Hero for Daily Observations - Telling the Story of Everyday

Price: $35.00-$80.00

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Tracking the lives of chimpanzees,...

Delivery Note: Physical package adoptions placed after June 3rd will be sent out the week of June 22nd. Email adoptions will be sent within a few business days. Tracking the lives of chimpanzees, one day at a time. Every day, Gombe’s research team records detailed observations of individual chimpanzees, who they travel with, what they eat, how they play, and the roles they play in their communities. These "focal follows" make up the famed B-record and are the foundation of everything we know...

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There is no site on earth that has connected as many people to the natural world nor inspired more interest to protect and nurture all life on Earth than Gombe. As a part of The Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Science Heroes, you get to look behind the binoculars just like Jane and follow along with some of the most extensive and incredible research in the world. And with your support, you will help ensure that this essential research continues for generations to come.  

By becoming a Gombe Science Hero, you will get exclusive insights including images, videos, writings, publications and more following the real-time and historic discoveries about wild chimpanzees, the Gombe ecosystem and other wildlife. You will also become an integral part of our research team, helping JGI maintain what is now the Guinness World Record’s longest running wild chimpanzee study. Your support also represents an important investment in a legacy of inspiring generations of women in science, and the future of an inclusive scientific landscape.

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