More than 50 years since Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned
primatologist, conservationist and UN messenger of peace set off
for the jungles of Gombe, in Tanzania, to study chimpanzees, her
works continue inspiring generations to make a difference.
Goodall's main message to a large crowd of University of Toronto
Mississauga students (UTM) was, it is not too late to save the
world. "Is it too late? I don't think so, but we are getting
close," she said, to a capacity filled room, with hundreds of
people showing for the event. Moments before "Reasons for Hope:
An Evening with Jane Goodall," got underway, the doctor walked
into the university's center for Recreation, Athletics and
Wellness to a standing ovation. Today, Goodall travels more than
300 days a year to spread her message of environmentalism,
research and human advocacy. "Every single one of us makes an
impact on this planet every single day," said Goodall.
"Everywhere I go, I seem to find young people who are losing
hope, who have become angry or depressed. I