Top primatologist Goodall on KL visit
Published on: Friday, January 30, 2015
Kuala Lumpur: World renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall, whose groundbreaking research on chimpanzee behaviour made her a household name among ape lovers, is visiting Malaysia for the first time.Goodall, who turns 81 in April, would raise awareness about Roots & Shoots, an organisation she co-founded in 1991 as a way of empowering young people to take part in projects on animals, the environment and the community.Goodall said she was glad that there were many Malaysians who showed concern about wildlife conservation and the environment.
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She hoped that her visit would inspire more people, especially youths, to join the green movement and have a more positive outlook on Earth's future."I've met so many young people and they seem not to have much hope," she said yesterday."They read all the bad news, the doom and the gloom, and when I talk to them, they get angry and violent."Or just apathetic. They say – 'You've compromised the future'.
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"And they're right. We have compromised the future," said Goodall.Besides launching this year's programme for the Malaysian chapter of Roots & Shoots that she co-founded in October last year, Goodall is scheduled to make four public appearances during her two-day stop in Kuala Lumpur.
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Her first appearance will be a talk hosted by the British International School in Bandar Utama.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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