Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Dr. Jane Goodall

November 27, 2009

Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Dr. Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost — we can change course if we act now. Bill Moyers talks Dr. Goodall about her life and work as a scientist and conservationist. Goodall has produced landmark studies on the behavior of the chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe National Park that led to revolutionary insights into what it means to be human. Now traveling 300 days a year, she has become a global advocate for all life, challenging everyone to see ourselves as caretakers of the planet. Her new book, HOPE FOR THE ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD, features the heroic stories of men and women working across the globe to protect and preserve the Earth. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- Award-winning public affairs journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly series filled with fresh and original voices. Each hour-long broadcast features analysis of current issues and interviews with prominent figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment, religion, science, politics and the media.