Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni Her early research continues to inform work being done in conservation efforts and studies around the world, even though it dates back to World War II. WORKING ENVIRONMENT. Dr Jane Goodall beside a waterfall in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. Picture: Supplied Renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall is known as the woman who transformed humanity’s relationship with animals and nature and, unsurprisingly, it was a book by Edgar Rice Burroughs which sparked herunwavering passion for wildlife and nature conservation. “I was 10 years old when I read Tarzan. I said one day I’m going to grow up to go live in the wild with animals and writebooks about them. Everybody laughed at me,” says Goodall, 87. Despite the naysayers, her mother believed in her and told her daughter that if she wanted to achieve this goal, she would have to...