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There would be very little point in my exhausting myself and other conservationists themselves in trying to protect animals and habitats if we weren't at the same time raising young people to be better stewards.

Jane Goodall

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Jane Goodall
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 3
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Hampstead Village
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Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
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Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall
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