GOODALL: There was nothing I could do about ... To a baby who was “just beginning to find her feet,” Jane had impishly given the name Gilka, after the National Geographic editor.

In the 1960s, Jane Goodall was invited to visit Big Sur by Margaret Owings, who escorted her down the coast to see the sea otters and learn of their plight. She promptly became a fan of Owings and ...