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R.I.P Steve Irwin

RyanR

RyanR

Canadian Boa Fanatic.
well i was cruising around www.CNN.com

and a banner at the top of the page caught my eye

"breaking news.. steve irwin also known as the "Crocadile Hunter" was killed today in a marine accident..

so i went and searched more and found out that he died from a Stingray Barb through his chest...


RIP steve :cry:
 
heres all the info we found.!


Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006) was the owner and manager of the Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. He was best known as The Crocodile Hunter, which was the name of the unconventional nature documentary series on television he hosted, assisted by his American-born wife, Terri Irwin. His larger-than-life persona and seemingly outrageous antics (including the close handling of both common and rare species of wildlife and, perhaps most famously, the capture of live crocodiles and other reptiles on-screen) were key features in the presentation, which provided a forum for educational information about wildlife conservation and conflicts with humans in various parts of the world. The program had made the Irwins television personalities on several continents.

Steve Irwin was killed at the age of 44 by a stingray barb through the heart while filming an underwater documentary in the Batt Reef off the Low Isles near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1]
 
OMG thats so crazy...I LOVED THAT GUY!!!! I am so saddd :( I feel so bad for his family and friends.
 
There was a link to an Australian news website on my photography forum about this a few minutes ago.
At the time the article went online his wife wasn't even aware of it yet. I guess she is hiking somewhere in Tasmania. Crazy that the rest of the world knows before she does.

I got a kick out of the guy. He was a little loopy, but he was fun to watch. Sad to see him go, but at least he died doing what he loved. Working with wildlife.
 
Terrible news, but he died doing what he loved. My thoughts and prayers go out for him.........chris
 
i exspecially feel bad for his 8 year old daughter... his son is only 2.. he wont be affected nearly as bad as a 8 year old.. i cant imagine what terry will tell her when she says "mommy when will daddy be home"..

well the irwin family is in my prayers
 
dang............that's crazy. he will be missed, not only by his family but also countless people who never would have even liked or learned about wildlife without him.
 
He even had a brand new series starting thursday called "New Breed Vets"

it looked VERY good.. i hope they still air it..


RIP steve
 
RyanR said:
He even had a brand new series starting thursday called "New Breed Vets"

it looked VERY good.. i hope they still air it..


RIP steve
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Thought it was premiering November 10th? The raptor center I volunteer at is on his first episode! Hope they still air it too...
 
well.. the animal planet website said "this thursday" could be wrong.. i still really want to see it :(
 
Really sad news.. The guy created a completely new kind of documentairy opposed to the standard 'Jacque Gousteau'-kind...
REally all over the world, on every forum there is a topic about the news..

Arjan
 
Yeah, I just read about this a little while ago on another forum. At first I didn't quite believe it, but then I realized it was for real.

For all the crazy stuff he did and the way he acted, he really did care about nature and did a great job of bringing it to the general public (even if he was a bit unorthodox). His enthusiasm was infectious in a lot of ways. It's really too bad that he's gone.:(
 
that is terrible news..my roommates actually told me and i figured i'd see if there was a thread here. i feel really bad for his family...i couldn't imagine being the one to tell his wife what happened right after she got back from a trip.
 
i think they should fly out to where she is.. and tell her.. she deserves to know.. and SHE should be the one to tell her kids.
 
Unbelievable. Steve's love for and enthusiasm about the natural world, coupled with his wide knowledge and experience will be such a sad loss. I'm old enough to have grown up with the more staid Richard Attenborough, Jaques Cousteau type nature programs, then seen the change through people like Bill Oddie and 'mad ' Magnus Pike, to make the info more exciting. For me I prefer the boring scientific stuff, but love that someone could devote their life to promoting more people to get turned on by how wonderful nature is. I'll never forget my favorite sequence of Steve and his mad dog jumping out of a canoe to chase wild pigs, or just the look of delight on Steve's face each time he's showing some new behaviour or adaptation. I'm really going to miss him.
 
Maybe it's an idea to make some sort of condoleance-register and send it to them (his wife, zoo whatever..)?
I think it's apropriate to show some kind of respect from the reptile-world to them for what he has achieved in his life..

Arjan
 
Snakexperience said:
Maybe it's an idea to make some sort of condoleance-register and send it to them (his wife, zoo whatever..)?
I think it's apropriate to show some kind of respect from the reptile-world to them for what he has achieved in his life..

I agree totally this should, no must be done.
I was told of the news this morning and I think my heart skipped a beat, I have followed Steve and his programmes since, well as long as I can remember.
I even had the chance to go and work with him 3 years ago at his zoo on work experience but cause of my school not allowing me cause of my age I could not go.
This is a heart renching day and my thoughts are with his whole family, friends and staff at Australia zoo, let us pray his legacy will carry on and that it is never forgotten.
RIP Crocodile hunter king. :cry:
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Wow! My family and I were just talking about him yesterday while watching a special on the Top Ten Deadliest Snakes... they showed an Australian Brown Snake or Tiger Snake, and I mentioned how I saw Steve Irwin pick one up on one of his shows!

So sad... if anyone starts or finds a way we can send condolences to the family, please let me know. :cry:
 
WOW...what a shocker! More than once this year, I have seen how quickly and unexpectedly death can come. It's very sad. As always, my main thoughts are for the children. I know how hard it was growing up without both of my parents (neither is deceased, but I rarely got to see my mother). My situation still was not nearly as bad, at least I got to see my mom on occasion and I knew that I would get to at some point. These poor kids won't have that.

My thoughts and prayers go out to both Terri and the children!
 
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