CHAPTER ONE Leading the Way 4 CHAPTER TWO US Women Environmentalists 12 CHAPTER THREE Women Saving the Oceans 20 CHAPTER FOUR Women Saving the Tropics 28 CHAPTER FIVE The Future for Women in Conservation 34 Getting Involved 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS
LEADING THE WAY Jane Goodall arrived at Gombe Stream in the summer of 1960 This nature reserve is in Tanzania a country in East Africa She was 26 years old Goodall soon became the world’s top expert on the chimpanzees of Gombe She tracked the apes She was interested in their social lives She watched how they interacted Her work changed the Goodall has been working to protect chimpanzees for decades 5 CHAPTER ONE