Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops. He kills thousands of harmless insects as we… - Jane Goodall

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Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops. He kills thousands of harmless insects as well, including some that actually do good, such as bees that pollinate the flowers and give us honey. Creatures that feed on insects, especially birds, also get sick and die. In the end, because the poisonous chemicals get widely distributed, humans may become sick, too.

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About Jane Goodall

Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is best-known for her study of chimpanzee social and family life in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and she did that for 45 years. She also founded the Jane Goodall Institute. In April 2002, she was named a UN Messenger of Peace,

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Birth Name: Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
Alternative Names: Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall • Dame Jane Morris Goodall • Dame Jane Goodall • Jane Morris Goodall
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The Buddhists believe that we can be reincarnated as animals-it depends on where we are on the path toward enlightenment. And, of course, both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in karma-if you suffer misfortune, you are paying for sins you did in a previous life.
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