This long weekend, we hope you can spend some time with your loved ones. Hold them close. Spend as much time at the table as you can. Be fully there. From our sanctuary for rescued animals to communities across Canada, here's to the ones who make every place feel like home. Photo: Fernando Turmo

What commitment did Jane make when she recorded this message? Watch the video to find out – and then, if you can, make the same commitment. We can help you do that, too. Go to JaneGoodall.ca/Take-Action to see how you can do your bit. All of us, together, can make an incredible difference.

We don't want them to be patient zero! Over the past six decades, we've been able to learn lots about carefully observing chimpanzees and protecting primates. As you can see here, the team wears face masks to help keep the chimpanzees safe. Photos: Fernando Turmo / Stephano Lihedule

Good news: Due to popular demand, we've extended the deadline for 2026-2027 A.P.E. Fund applications! The new deadline is Tuesday, October 13th – that's just one week away from today, so don't wait too long. Photos: Jeff Orlowski / Teena Koppaithara / Dayna Noel Zimmerman

This past weekend, more than 830 people across Canada took part in the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope – to honour the legend herself and to support the work that her Institute does. We know how hard all of you worked to raise funds – and we're happy to share that you have raised nearly $96,000.

Joined fellow conservationists for the Hike for Hope at Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve! An inspiring day of nature, teamwork, and commitment to protecting our forests and wildlife. Every step was for a greener future. #HikeForHope #Conservation #LakeNkuruba #TeamNature

Day two of the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope is here! For decades, Jane walked through forests, jungles, and savannahs – and touched the hearts of people around the world. Now it's our turn to hike for her. Photos: Jakub Straka / Hugo van Lawick / Chase Pickering

Starting our @janegoodallcan.bsky.social Hike for Hope at Mont St Bruno National Park!

The big day has arrived! Today marks day one of the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope – and more than 800 people across Canada are set to take part. Wherever you are, and whether it's sunny or rainy there, we hope you have the most fun. Photos: Michael Christopher Brown / Michael Nichols / Goodall Family

Dr. Jane was one of the best photographers we knew. Just look at some of her work here – do you see what we mean? (Yes, she even took that selfie!) When you head out for the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope this weekend, we want you to be inspired by Jane – and take some great shots just like she did.

Jane once said: "I want to make absolutely sure that everything I've worked for, all my life, will be able to carry on, even when I'm gone." With the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope, which takes place across Canada this weekend, you can make that happen. Photos: Thomas D. Mangelsen / Michael Nichols

One year ago, the world lost one of its strongest advocates. Dr. Jane Goodall spent years advocating for animal welfare, for community-led conservation, and for youth environmental leadership. She knew that each one of us had an important role to play, and she made sure that we knew that, too.

Dr. Jane often spoke about how young people were true leaders — and about how, when given the tools they need, they could change the world. We feel the same way. Photo: Michael Neugebauer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Phil Hines

Update: We've already reached Barry's match! We are so grateful for your support and kindness. It's inspiring. We don't need to stop now, though – let's keep moving forward and let's keep this momentum going. Show your support and donate at HikeForHope.ca!

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The Jane Goodall Hike for Hope is a nationwide event on October 3-4. Lace up, step into the outdoors, and raise funds for the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada.

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That's Barry with Jane there. He just told us he'll match every donation that you make to the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope between now and October 4th, up to $10,000! What does this mean for you? Keep reading and find out. Photo: Barry Shainbaum

Indigenous Peoples have stewarded these lands since time immemorial, and the knowledge systems that colonization tried to sever are the same ones that hold answers for challenges now. We need to understand that both reconciliation and decolonization are fundamental to protecting the environment.

"The travel industry, when it's done correctly and wisely, is a really good investment for the future of conservation and biodiversity." Dr. Jane said these words last year, when she spoke with G Adventures – and we felt this World Tourism Day was the right time to bring them back onto your feed.

Dr. Jane loved hikes. She loved when she got her "dog fix," and she often spoke about how "the best days of her life" were when she could spend hours out in the rainforest. We're one week away from the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope – are you signed up? Photos: Wiliam Waterway / National Geographic

From day one, Dr. Jane was who she was. Do you want to be like Jane, too? With our new Be Like Jane guide, we're here to help you – or your kids – live your life with the same care, curiosity, bravery, and intention that Jane did. Photos: Goodall Family / Michael Nichols / Katherine Holland

Check out this new photo from Tchimpounga – it's Mozambique! You may also know her as ZZ. At the moment, she's the only gorilla at the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Sanctuary. And because today marks World Gorilla Day, we're celebrating this incredible individual. Photo: Fernando Turmo

That's Barry with Jane there. He just told us he'll match every donation that you make to the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope between now and October 4th, up to $10,000! What does this mean for you? Keep reading and find out. Photo: Barry Shainbaum

Fact: Chimpanzees are not pets. When photos appear to be fun and cute – like when they show chimpanzees dressed in human clothes – they are dangerous, because they give people the impression they can interact with chimpanzees. And that isn't true. #ReportIt2EndIt #4EverWild Photo: Fernando Turmo

One of the most serious and fastest-growing kinds of organized crime in the world today is transnational environmental crime. Now, we have an opportunity before us to create change, to protect Canadian interests, and to build the better world that Dr. Jane knew was possible. Photo: Fernando Turmo

"There can never be world peace until we can learn to live in harmony with nature as well as with each other." Dr. Jane may have recorded this message for World Peace Day last year, but the words also ring true today.

Today, as we mark World Peace Day, we want to look back at one of the speeches Dr. Jane gave about peace at the United Nations. "I think it's more important than ever," she said, "that we have a vision of what it would be like to live in a peaceful world – the kind of world we all want."

Yes, the Jane Goodall Hike for Hope takes place October 3rd and 4th – which means you're just weeks away from your hike! Feel ready, or are you in need of some help? Watch this video to hear some top tips from members of our Youth Advisory Council.

Dr. Jane always knew what she wanted to say. She had her message, and not even this bird could knock her off track! "We have to do something about our unsustainable way of life," she said here – with some interruptions. We could not agree more with that, and we're here to help.

"Like Jane Goodall, I spent every moment I could outside." That was what Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones Square — an Assistant Professor in Literature, the Environment, and Climate Change at Mount Allison University — told us when we spoke about the Hike for Hope, which takes place October 3rd and 4th.

Chimpanzees are not the only animals that researchers are observing and studying at the Jane Goodall Institute's Gombe Stream Research Centre. Can you recognize the other primate seen here, ten years ago, with Dr. Jane? Yes, they are baboons! Video: Bill Wallauer

"I thought planting was just for gardeners. Now I know that even small actions can help the environment." Those words come from one of the more than 14,000 students who took part in an A.P.E. Fund project last year. Photos: Ebon Carmichael

Termite season: Each year, from October to November, large amounts of termites emerge and fly in swarms. For the chimpanzees at Gombe, this time of year is familiar and exciting. Some of them, like Glitter here, work hard to capture the flying termites from the treetops. Photos: Kristen Mosher