Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian wildlife expert, television personality, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted with his wife Terri. Together, the couple also owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by Irwin's parents in Beerwah, about 80 kilometresnorth of the Queensland state capital city of Brisbane...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth22 February 1962
CountryAustralia
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We need to increase the perception for people who live in Apollo, Butler and everywhere else that it's OK to come into the city.
If you can't excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in?
My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest.
So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.
If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.
When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status.
Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.
She would definitely be the oldest living animal on Earth ... I can't see why she shouldn't live till 200.
It's just great, ... You're fortunate in your life to be in a good enough position to help someone.
To me, the story is the power of volunteers,
My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.
Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.
No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.
We did not submit an ordinance that we believed would not pass constitutional muster. The Supreme Court says we can make reasonable time, place and manner restrictions in order to achieve a legitimate public interest.