Biruté Galdikas's work with orangutans on Borneo
In 1971, Biruté Galdikas begins her long-term study of wild orangutans, which would greatly expand human scientific knowledge on these primates.
In 1971, Biruté Galdikas begins her long-term study of wild orangutans, which would greatly expand human scientific knowledge on these primates.
Fossey becomes a leading expert on mountain gorillas and advocates for their protection.
Jane Goodall begins her decades-long study of social interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.
The non-profit organization’s main goal is the protection of endangered species.
The international, nonprofit organization works to protect ecologically important habitats.
The society is concerned with the conservation of American wilderness areas.
The Albert National Park (later renamed Virunga) in the Belgian Congo becomes the first National Park in Africa.
United States and Great Britain (on behalf of Canada) sign the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in 1916.