Jane Goodall by Dale Peterson6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The first decade was largely without incident until one day in July 1969. Over the next several decades, Goodall would establish her Gombe research camp and begin her groundbreaking chimpanzee research that would eventually win her numerous accolades and drastically alter the way that humans view the natural world. However, when Jane Goodall landed in the Gombe forest in 1960, the area was primarily labeled as a British mandate and Chimpanzee reserve. The local people regard the forest as the “sacred lair of their formidable earth spirits.” The forest has remained largely unaltered by human presence by its remoteness as well as its cutural traditions. It’s a true story of adventure, danger, and sudden death that makes compelling reading.”-Jane Goodallįlying over the East African Rift and landing at the airstrip at Kigoma, Tanzania, you arrive in the thick of the Gombe forest. Dale Peterson has brought to life the Gombe of the late 1960’s, describing the entwined lives of the chimpanzees and the people studying them. “ This brilliant narrative will haunt you. ![]()
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