Reacción a "Jane Goodall, icon of primatology and environmentalism, dies"

Jane was an inspiration for so many. For us primatologists, she paved the way to the secret world of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, and she continuously reminded us that there is no such thing as the chimpanzee, but that there are individuals with their peculiarities, characters, ambitions and histories. Her ability to form a human connection with them gave us a deeper understanding of who we are. 

Her later life was devoted to the conservation of chimpanzees and their natural habitats. She has built up one of the most powerful conservation organisations of the world. Thanks to her charisma, convictions and energy managed to protect thousands of them and changed the lives of millions of us. She devoted her life to another species and, in doing so, became one of the best of our own.