WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The National Wildlife Federation mourned the passing of renowned primatologist and wildlife conservation champion Jane Goodall.

“Jane Goodall inspired generations to not only love and study nature, but also to appreciate what people and wildlife share,” said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. “Dr. Goodall’s passing is an immense loss — and one the full Federation family mourns. She once said, ‘the greatest danger to our future is apathy.’ Let us all commit to carry her hope for the future and her work forward and to remind the world that when we save wildlife, we save ourselves.”