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Stephen Robert "Steve"
Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed "The Crocodile
Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, 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 kilometres (50 mi) north of the Queensland state
capital city of Brisbane. Irwin died on 4 September 2006 after being
pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming an underwater
documentary film titled Ocean's Deadliest. The Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society ship MY Steve Irwin was named in his honour.
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Background Information
Born Stephen Robert Irwin
22 February 1962(1962-02-22)
Essendon, Victoria
Died 4 September 2006(2006-09-04)
(aged 44)
Batt Reef, Queensland
Cause of death Stingray accident
Nationality Australian
Other names The Crocodile Hunter
Occupation Naturalist
Zoologist
Conservationist
Television personality
Herpetologist
Years active 1997–2006
Notable work(s) The Crocodile
Hunter
Spouse Terri Irwin (m. 1992–2006)
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Children Bindi Sue Irwin (b. 1998)
Robert Clarence Irwin (b. 2003)
Website
Australia Zoo
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Early
life
Irwin was born on his mother's
birthday to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.[1]
He moved with his parents as a child to Queensland in 1970, where he attended
Landsborough State School and Caloundra State High School.[2] Irwin described
his father as a wildlife expert interested in herpetology, while his mother Lyn
was a wildlife rehabilitator. After moving to Queensland, Bob and Lyn Irwin
started the small Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, where Steve grew up around
crocodiles and other reptiles.
Irwin became involved with the park
in a number of ways, including taking part in daily animal feeding, as well as
care and maintenance activities. On his sixth birthday he was given a 12-foot (4
m) scrub python. He began handling crocodiles at the age of nine after his
father had educated him on reptiles from an early age.[3] Also at age nine he
wrestled his first crocodile, again under his father's supervision.[4] He worked
as a volunteer for Queensland's East Coast Crocodile Management program and
captured over 100 crocodiles, some of which were relocated, while others were
housed at the family park.[5] Irwin took over the management of the park in
1991[5] and renamed it Australia Zoo in 1992.[6]
Career
Marriage and family
In 1991, Irwin met Terri Raines, an
American naturalist from Eugene, Oregon who was visiting wildlife rehabilitation
facilities in Australia and had decided to visit the zoo. According to the
couple, it was love at first sight. Terri said at the time, "I thought there was
no one like this anywhere in the world. He sounded like an environmental Tarzan,
a larger-than-life superhero guy."[7] They were engaged four months later and
were married in Eugene on 4 June 1992. Together they had two children: a
daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin (born 24 July 1998), and a son, Robert Clarence "Bob"
(named after Irwin's father) Irwin (born 1 December 2003). Bindi Sue is jointly
named after two of Steve Irwin's favourite animals: Bindi, a saltwater
crocodile, and Sui, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who died on 23 June 2004. Irwin
was as enthusiastic about his family as he was about his work. He once described
his daughter Bindi as "the reason [he] was put on the Earth." His wife once
said, "The only thing that could ever keep him away from the animals he loves
are the people he loves even more."[1] Although the Irwins were happily married,
they did not wear wedding rings; they believed that in their line of work,
wearing jewellery could pose a hazard to them and/or the animals.[8]
The
Crocodile Hunter and related work
Steve and Terri spent their
honeymoon trapping crocodiles together. Film footage of their honeymoon, taken
by John Stainton, became the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter. The series
debuted on Australian TV screens in 1996, and made its way onto North American
television the following year. The Crocodile Hunter became successful in the
United States, the UK,[9] and over 130 other countries, reaching 500 million
people. Irwin's exuberant and enthusiastic presenting style, broad Australian
accent, signature khaki shorts, and catchphrase "Crikey!" became known
worldwide.[10] Sir David Attenborough praised Irwin for introducing many to the
natural world, saying "He taught them how wonderful and exciting it was, he was
a born communicator."[11]
American satellite and cable
television channel Animal Planet ended The Crocodile Hunter with a series finale
titled "Steve's Last Adventure." The last Crocodile Hunter documentary spanned
three hours with footage of Irwin's across-the-world adventure in locations
including the Himalayas, the Yangtze River, Borneo, and the Kruger National
Park. Irwin went on to star in other Animal Planet documentaries, including Croc
Files,[12] The Crocodile Hunter Diaries,[13] and New Breed Vets.[14] During a
January 2006 interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Irwin announced that
Discovery Kids would be developing a show for his daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin[15]
– a plan realised after his death as the series Bindi the Jungle Girl.[16]
Other
television and film work
In 1998, Irwin continued, working
with director Mark Strickson, to present The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the
World.[17] He appeared on several episodes of The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno.[18][19] A 2000 FedEx commercial with Irwin lightheartedly dealt with the
possibility of occupational death from snakebite and the fanciful notion that
FedEx would have saved him, if only FedEx were used.[20]
Under Irwin's leadership, the
operations grew to include the zoo, the television series, the Steve Irwin
Conservation Foundation (later renamed Wildlife Warriors), and the International
Crocodile Rescue. Improvements to the Australia Zoo include the Animal Planet
Crocoseum, the rainforest aviary and Tiger Temple. Irwin mentioned that he was
considering opening an Australia Zoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, and possibly at other
sites around the world.[1]
In 2001, Irwin appeared in a cameo
role in the Eddie Murphy film Dr. Dolittle 2, in which a crocodile warns
Dolittle that he knows Irwin is going to grab him and is prepared to attack when
he does, but Dolittle fails to warn Irwin in time. Irwin's only starring feature
film role was in 2002's The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, which was
released to mixed reviews. In the film Irwin (who portrayed himself and
performed numerous stunts) mistakes some CIA agents for poachers. He sets out to
stop them from capturing a crocodile, which, unknown to him, has actually
swallowed a tracking transmitter. The film won the Best Family Feature Film
award for a comedy film at the Young Artist Awards. The film was produced on a
budget of about US$12 million, and has grossed $33 million.[21] To promote the
film, Irwin was featured in an animated short produced by Animax Entertainment
for Intermix.[22]
In 2002, Irwin and his family
appeared in the Wiggles video/DVD release Wiggly Safari, which was set in
Australia Zoo and featured singing and dancing inspired by Australian
wildlife.[23]
In 2003, Irwin fronted an
advertising campaign for The Ghan, a passenger train operating between Adelaide,
Alice Springs, and Darwin.[24] A Pacific National NR class locomotive was named
Steve Irwin as part of the campaign.
In 2006, Irwin provided his voice
for the 2006 animated film Happy Feet, as an elephant seal named Trev. The film
was dedicated to Irwin, as he died during post-production.[25] Another,
previously incomplete scene, featuring Irwin providing the voice of an albatross
and essentially playing himself, was restored to the DVD release.[26]
Media
campaigns
Irwin was also involved in several
media campaigns. He enthusiastically joined with the Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service to promote Australia's strict quarantine/customs
requirements, with advertisements and posters featuring slogans such as,
"Quarantine Matters! Don't muck with it". His payments for these advertising
campaigns were directed into his wildlife fund.[27]
In 2004, Irwin was appointed
ambassador for The Ghan, the passenger train running from Adelaide to Alice
Springs in the central Australian outback, when the line was extended all the
way to Darwin on the northern coast that year. For some time he was sponsored by
Toyota.[28]
Irwin was a keen promoter for
Australian tourism in general and Queensland tourism in particular. In 2002, the
Australia Zoo was voted Queensland's top tourist attraction.[29] His immense
popularity in the United States meant he often promoted Australia as a tourist
destination there.[30] As a part of the United States' "Australia Week"
celebrations in January 2006, Irwin appeared at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los
Angeles, California.[31]
Search
and rescue in Mexico
In November 2003, Irwin was filming
a documentary on sea lions off the coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula
when he heard via his boat's radio that two scuba divers were reported missing
in the area. Irwin and his entire crew suspended operations to aid in the
search. His team's divers searched with the rescue divers, and Irwin used his
vessel to patrol the waters around the island where the incident occurred, as
well as using his satellite communications system to call in a rescue plane. On
the second day of the search, kayakers found one of the divers, Scott Jones,
perched on a narrow rock ledge jutting out from the side of a cliff. Irwin and a
crewmember escorted him to Irwin's boat. Jones did not recognise Irwin. The
other lost diver, Katie Vrooman, was found dead by a search plane later the same
day not far from Jones' location.[32]
Honours
In 1997, while on a fishing trip on
the coast of Queensland with his father, Irwin discovered a new species of
turtle. Later given the honour of naming the newly discovered species, he named
it Irwin's turtle (Elseya irwini) after his family.[33] Another newly discovered
Australian animal – a species of air-breathing land snail, Crikey steveirwini,
was named after Irwin in 2009.[34]
In 2001, Irwin was awarded the
Centenary Medal by the Australian government for his "service to global
conservation and to Australian tourism".[35] In 2004, he was recognised as
Tourism Export of the Year.[36] He was also nominated in 2004 for Australian of
the Year[37] – an honour which was won that year by Australian cricket captain
Steve Waugh.[38] Shortly before his death, Irwin was to be named an adjunct
professor at the University of Queensland's School of Integrative Biology. On 14
November 2007, Irwin was awarded the adjunct professorship posthumously.[39]
In May 2007, the government of
Rwanda announced that it would name a baby gorilla after Irwin as a tribute to
his work in wildlife conservation.[40] Also in 2007, the state government of
Kerala, India named the Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre at Neyyar
Wildlife Sanctuary in his honour;[41] however, Terri objected that this action
had been taken without her permission and asked the Kerala government in 2009 to
stop using Irwin's name and images[42] – a request which the state government
complied with in mid-2009.[43]
Environmentalism
Irwin was a passionate
conservationist and believed in promoting environmentalism by sharing his
excitement about the natural world rather than preaching to people. He was
concerned with conservation of endangered animals and land clearing leading to
loss of habitat. He considered conservation to be the most important part of his
work: "I consider myself a wildlife warrior. My mission is to save the world's
endangered species."[29] Irwin bought "large tracts of land" in Australia,
Vanuatu, Fiji and the United States, which he described as "like national parks"
and stressed the importance of people realising that they could each make a
difference.[44]
Irwin founded the Steve Irwin
Conservation Foundation, which became an independent charity and was later
renamed "Wildlife Warriors Worldwide".[45] He also helped found International
Crocodile Rescue,[46] the Lyn Irwin Memorial Fund (named in memory of his
mother, who died in an automobile crash in 2000),[47] and the Iron Bark Station
Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility.[48]
Irwin urged people to take part in
considerate tourism and not support illegal poaching through the purchase of
items such as turtle shells or shark-fin soup.[49]
Sir David Attenborough was an
inspiration to Irwin, according to his widow. When presenting a Lifetime
Achievement Award to Attenborough after Irwin's death at the British National
Television Awards on 31 October 2006, Terri Irwin said, "If there's one person
who directly inspired my husband it's the person being honoured tonight....
[Steve's] real, true love was conservation – and the influence of tonight's
recipient in preserving the natural world has been immense."[50] Attenborough
reciprocated by praising Irwin for introducing many to the natural world,
saying, "He taught them how wonderful and exciting it was, he was a born
communicator."[11]
Irwin, after his death, was
described by Mark Townend, CEO of RSPCA Queensland, as a "modern-day Noah."[51]
British naturalist David Bellamy lauded his skills as a natural historian and
media performer.[52] Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki paid tribute to
Irwin, noting that "[h]umanity will not protect that which we fear or do not
understand. Steve Irwin helped us understand those things that many people
thought were a nuisance at best, a horror at worst. That made him a great
educator and conservationist."[53]
After his death, the vessel MV
Robert Hunter owned by the environmental action group Sea Shepherd was renamed
MY Steve Irwin.[54] Shortly before his death, Irwin had been investigating
joining Sea Shepherd's 2007–2008 voyage to Antarctica to disrupt Japanese
whaling activity. Following his death, the organisation suggested renaming their
vessel, and this idea was endorsed by Terri Irwin.[55] Regarding the ship and
its new name, Terri said, "If Steve were alive, he'd be aboard with them!"[56]
Sporting activities
Irwin loved mixed martial arts
competitions and trained with Greg Jackson in the fighting/grappling system of
Gaidojutsu.[57]
Like many Australians, he was an
avid cricket fan. This was seen during his visit to Sri Lanka where he played
cricket with some local children and said "I love cricket" and "It's a shame we
have to go catch some snakes now". This was seen during the Crocodile Hunter
episode “Island of the Snakes".[58]
Having grown up in Essendon, Irwin
was a fan of the Essendon Bombers, an Australian rules football club in the
Australian Football League.[59] Irwin took part in an Australian Rules football
promotion in Los Angeles as part of "Australia Week" in early 2006.[60] After
his death, a picture of Irwin wearing a Bombers Guernsey was shown by ESPN.com
in their Bottom 10 ranking of the worst Division I FBS college football teams
after Week 1 of the season in tribute to him.[61]
Having lived in Queensland most of
his life, Irwin was also a fan of rugby league. As a teenager, he played for the
Caloundra Sharks as a second-rower,[62] and as an adult he was known to be a
passionate Brisbane Broncos fan and was involved with the club on several
occasions. On one occasion after turning up to training he asked if he could
tackle the largest player, Shane Webcke. Despite being thrown to the ground and
looking like he'd been crushed he was jovial about the experience. Irwin
laughingly shared the experience with the Queensland State of Origin squad
before the 2006 series.[63] Irwin also supported rugby union, being a fan of the
national team, the Wallabies. He once wore a Wallaby jersey during a
demonstration at the zoo. A behind-the-scenes episode of The Crocodile Hunter
showed Irwin and the crew finding a petrol station in a remote part of Namibia
to watch the Wallabies defeat France in the 1999 Rugby World Cup Final. Irwin
was also a talented surfer.[64]
Controversies
A controversial incident occurred
during a public show on 2 January 2004, when Irwin carried his one-month-old
son, Bob, in his arm while hand-feeding a chicken carcass to Murray, a 3.8-metre
(12 ft 6 in) saltwater crocodile. The infant was close to the crocodile, and
comparisons were made in the press to Michael Jackson's dangling his son outside
a German hotel window.[65] In addition, child welfare groups, animal rights
groups, and some of Irwin's television viewers criticised his actions as
irresponsible and tantamount to child abuse.[66] Irwin apologised on the US NBC
Today Show.[67] Both he and his wife publicly stated that Irwin was in complete
control of the situation, as he had dealt with crocodiles since he was a small
child, and based on his lifetime of experience neither he nor his son were in
any danger. He also showed footage of the event shot from a different angle,
demonstrating that they were much further from the crocodile than they had
appeared in the publicised clip.[68] Terri Irwin said their child was in no more
danger than one being taught to swim. No charges were filed; according to one
journalist, Irwin told officials he would not repeat the action.[69] The
incident prompted the Queensland government to change its crocodile-handling
laws, banning children and untrained adults from entering crocodile
enclosures.[70]
In June 2004, allegations were made
that he disturbed wildlife (namely whales, seals and penguins) while filming a
documentary, Ice Breaker, in Antarctica. The matter was subsequently closed
without charges being laid.[71]
After questions arose in 2003 about
Irwin being paid $175,000 worth of taxpayers' money to appear in a television
advertisement and his possible political ties, Irwin told the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that he was a conservationist and did not choose
sides in politics. His comments describing Australian Prime Minister John Howard
as the "greatest leader in the world" earned him scorn in the media.[72]
Irwin was criticised for having an
unsophisticated view of conservation in Australia that seemed more linked to
tourism than to the problems Australia faces as a continent. In response to
questions of Australia's problems with overgrazing, salinity, and erosion, Irwin
responded, "Cows have been on our land for so long that Australia has evolved to
handle those big animals." The Sydney Morning Herald concluded with the opinion
that his message was confusing and amounted to "eating roos and crocs is bad for
tourism, and therefore more cruel than eating other animals".[73]
Death
On 4 September 2006, Irwin was
fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine while snorkelling at the Great
Barrier Reef, at Batt Reef, which is located off the coast of Port Douglas in
north Queensland. Irwin was in the area filming his own documentary, Ocean's
Deadliest, but weather had stalled filming. Irwin decided to take the
opportunity to film some shallow water shots for a segment in the television
program his daughter Bindi Irwin was hosting[74] when the ray suddenly turned
and lashed out at him with the spine on its tail.[75]
The events were caught on camera,
and a copy of the footage was handed to the Queensland Police.[76] In an
interview with TIME, marine documentary filmmaker and former spearfisherman Ben
Cropp concluded that Irwin had accidentally boxed the ray in, causing it to
attack: "It stopped and twisted and threw up its tail with the spike, and it
caught him in the chest.... It's a defensive thing. It's like being stabbed with
a dirty dagger.... It's a one-in-a-million thing. I have swum with many rays,
and I have only had one do that to me."[77]
Initially, when CNN's Larry King
interviewed Irwin's colleague John Stainton late on 4 September 2006, Stainton
denied the suggestion that Irwin had pulled the spine out of his chest or that
he had seen footage of the event, insisting that the anecdote was "absolute
rubbish."[78] However, the following day, when he first described the video to
the media, he stated, "Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up,
and spiked him here [in the chest], and he pulled it out and the next minute
he's gone."[76]
It is thought, in the absence of a
coroner's report, that a combination of the toxins and the puncture wound from
the spine caused Irwin to die of cardiac arrest, with most of the damage being
inflicted by tears to arteries or other main blood vessels.[79] A similar
incident in Florida a month later, in which a man survived a stingray barb
through the heart, suggested that Irwin's removing the barb might have caused or
hastened his death.[80]
Crew members aboard his boat called
the emergency services in the nearest city of Cairns and administered CPR as
they rushed the boat to the nearby Low Islets to meet an emergency rescue
helicopter. However, despite the best efforts of Irwin's crew, medical staff
pronounced him dead when they arrived a short time later.[74] According to Dr Ed
O'Loughlin, who treated Irwin, "it became clear fairly soon that he had
non-survivable injuries. He had a penetrating injury to the left front of his
chest. He had lost his pulse and wasn't breathing."[81] Irwin's body was flown
to a morgue in Cairns. His wife, Terri Irwin, who was on a walking tour in
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania at the time, returned
via a private plane from Devonport to the Sunshine Coast with their two
children.[74]
Stainton told CNN's Larry King
that, in his opinion, the videotape of Irwin's fatal accident "should be
destroyed".[82] In an interview with Barbara Walters on the American ABC network
shortly after Irwin's death, Terri Irwin said she had not seen the film of her
husband's deadly encounter with the stingray and that it would not be shown on
television.[83] On 3 January 2007, the only video footage showing the events
that led to Irwin's death was handed over to Terri, who said that her family had
not seen the video and that it would never be made public.[84] In an 11 January
2007 interview with Access Hollywood, Terri said that "all footage [had] been
destroyed."[85] Despite these statements, numerous videos and still pictures
claiming to be of Irwin's death surfaced on YouTube and other Internet sites.
Production was completed on Ocean's
Deadliest, which aired for the first time on the Discovery Channel on 21 January
2007. The documentary was completed with footage shot in the weeks following the
accident.[86] According to Stainton, "Anything to do with the day that he died,
that film is not available."[87] Irwin's death is not mentioned in the film,
aside from a still image of him at the end alongside the text "In Memory of
Steve Irwin". Terri Irwin reported in 2007 that Steve had an ongoing premonition
that he would die before he reached age 40.[88] She wrote about this in a book
about their lives together, Steve and Me.[89]
Reaction
News of Irwin's death prompted
reactions around the world. Then Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed
his "shock and distress" at the death, saying that "Australia has lost a
wonderful and colourful son."[90] Queensland Premier Peter Beattie commented in
a Channel Seven television interview that Irwin would "be remembered as not just
a great Queenslander, but a great Australian".[91] The Australian federal
parliament opened on 5 September 2006 with condolence speeches by both Howard,
and the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley. Flags at the Sydney Harbour
Bridge were lowered to half mast in honour of Irwin.[92]
Several Australian news websites
went down because of high web traffic, and for the first time, the "top ten"
list of most-viewed stories for Fairfax Digital news sites was swept by a single
topic.[93] Talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their
grief.[94] The television interview show Enough Rope re-broadcast a 2003
interview between Irwin and Andrew Denton on the evening of his death. The Seven
Network aired a television memorial show as a tribute to Irwin on 5 September
2006,[95] as did the Nine Network on 6 September.
The US feed of the Animal Planet
cable television channel aired a special tribute to Irwin that started on
Monday, 4 September. The tribute continued with the Animal Planet channel
showing highlights of Irwin's more than 200 appearances on Discovery Network's
shows.[96] CNN showed a repeat of his 2004 interview on Larry King Live.
Late-night talk show host Jay Leno—on whose show Irwin had appeared more than
ten times—delivered a tribute describing Irwin as a great ambassador of
Australia.[97] There were also tributes on Live with Regis & Kelly and Barbara
Walters' The View.[97]
Hundreds of people visited
Australia Zoo to pay tribute to the deceased entertainer and conservationist.
The day after his death, the volume of people coming to pay their respects
affected traffic so much that police reduced the speed limit near the zoo and
told motorists to expect delays.[98] BBC reported on 13 September that thousands
of fans had been to Australia Zoo since Irwin's death, bringing flowers,
candles, stuffed animals and messages of support.[99] In the weeks after his
death, Irwin's conservation foundation, Wildlife Warriors, reported that
thousands of people from around the world were offering their support via
donations to the conservation group.
Dan Mathews, vice-president of the
animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said it was "no
shock at all that Steve Irwin should die provoking a dangerous animal." He added
that "Irwin made his career out of antagonising frightened wild animals, that's
a very dangerous message to send to children." He also made a comparison with
another well known conservationist: "If you compare [Irwin] with a responsible
conservationist like Jacques Cousteau, he looks like a cheap reality TV
star."[100][101] The son of Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau—also a
producer of wildlife documentaries—took issue as well with Irwin's hands-on
approach to nature television, saying, "You don't touch nature, you just look at
it." Cousteau went on to say that although Irwin's approach "goes very well on
television", it would "interfere with nature, jump on animals, grab them, hold
them, and have this very, very spectacular, dramatic way of presenting things"
which he felt was "very misleading".[102] Jacques Cousteau's grandson and
Jean-Michel's nephew, Philippe Cousteau Jr., however, was working with Irwin on
the "Ocean's Deadliest" documentary at the time of the accident and later
described him as "a remarkable individual." Describing their project, he said,
"I think why Steve was so excited about it that we were looking at these animals
that people think of as, you know, dangerous and deadly monsters, and they're
not. They all have an important place in the environment and in the world. And
that was what his whole message was about."[103]
Backlash against stingrays
Fatalities due to stingrays are
infrequent and occurrences are not consistently collated,[104] while there have
been several others in Australia. Irwin's death is believed to be the only
fatality from a stingray ever captured on film.[105] In the weeks following
Irwin's death, at least ten stingrays were found dead and mutilated, with their
tails cut off, on the beaches of Queensland, prompting speculation that they had
been killed by fans of Irwin as an act of revenge. However, Bill Turner,
chairman of Queensland fishing information service Sunfish, said the claims were
ridiculous. "To tie this into what happened with Steve is just ridiculous", he
said. "I've been seeing this for the 50 years that I've been fishing." [106]
Michael Hornby, a friend of the late naturalist and executive director of
Irwin's Wildlife Warrior fund, condemned any revenge killings. "We just want to
make it very clear that we will not accept and not stand for anyone who's taken
a form of retribution. That's the last thing Steve would want", he said.[107]
Funeral
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie
offered to hold a state funeral for Irwin – an honour also agreed to by Prime
Minister Howard. The family decided, however, that such a funeral would not have
been appropriate. Irwin's father Bob stated that his son would not have wanted
such an honour and would want to be remembered as an "ordinary bloke."[108]
Beattie stated he would honour the decision of the Irwin family regarding their
arrangements.
Family and friends held a private
funeral service at Caloundra on the afternoon of 9 September.[109] Irwin was
buried in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo on the same day; the grave site is
inaccessible to the zoo's visitors.[99]
Public
memorial service
A public service was held at the
5,500-seat Crocoseum at Australia Zoo on 20 September. The service was broadcast
live, commercial free, in the eastern states of Australia, by free-to-air
channels Seven, Nine and the ABC in Australia, as well as live on subscription
channel Sky News Australia. In addition, it was broadcast live and without
commercials on Animal Planet in the United States, as well as to Germany, the
UK, and Asia. It is estimated that over 300 million viewers worldwide watched
the service.[110] The memorial was also rebroadcast in the US on Animal Planet
on 1 January 2007, as part of their New Year's Day celebration, and again the
following day.
The memorial included a speech by
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, as well as messages by celebrities from
Australia and around the world including Hugh Jackman, Cameron Diaz, Justin
Timberlake, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, David Wenham, Kelly Ripa and Larry
King. Costner called Irwin a fearless man who was brave enough to let people see
him as he was.[111] Irwin's father, Bob Irwin, spoke at the memorial, as did his
daughter Bindi and associates Wes Mannion and John Stainton.[111] Anthony Field
of The Wiggles partly hosted the service, often sharing the screen with various
animals, from koalas to elephants. Australian music star John Williamson sang
True Blue, which was Irwin's favourite song. In a symbolic finish to the
service, Irwin's truck was loaded up with gear and driven out of the arena for
the last time as Williamson sang. As a final tribute, Australia Zoo staff
spelled out Irwin's catchphrase "Crikey" in yellow flowers as Irwin's truck was
driven from the Crocoseum for the last time to end the service.
Other
memorials
Flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
flew at half mast on the day of the memorial service,[92] and several permanent
memorials for Irwin have been considered or announced since his death. Premier
Peter Beattie suggested a national park be named after Irwin or a permanent
memorial might be constructed in his honour, though the details of the structure
would depend on Irwin's family.[98] On 1 January 2007, Glass House Mountains
Road, the road that runs by the Australia Zoo, was officially renamed Steve
Irwin Way.[112] The Australian government announced in July 2007 that there
would be a nature park in Australia named after Irwin.[113]
Animal Planet announced it would
rename the garden in front of Discovery Communications' world headquarters in
Silver Spring, Maryland to be the Steve Irwin Memorial Sensory Garden.[114]
Animal Planet also announced the creation of a Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter Fund
(called "The Crikey Fund") to "provide a way for people from across the globe to
make contributions in Irwin's honour to support wildlife protection, education
and conservation".[114]
On the DVD of the animated film
Happy Feet, there is a deleted scene in which the main character, Mumble, meets
an albatross (voiced by Irwin) and a blue whale. The scene was unfinished at
first, but it was included on the DVD release to honour Irwin's memory, as Irwin
had insisted on being in a film that contained a message about the environment.
However, this scene was removed from the movie, and it was decided to let Irwin
play an elephant seal named Trev.
On 4 September 2007, Australian
fans gathered at the Irwin family zoo on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland to
commemorate the first anniversary of Irwin's death. State Premier Peter Beattie
described Irwin as one of the state's greatest cultural ambassadors. On 15
November, Irwin's widow Terri and children, Bindi and Bob, remembered his life
and achievements on "Steve Irwin Day".[115]
An asteroid discovered in 2001 was
named 57567 Crikey in honour of Irwin and his "signature phrase".[116]
Filmography
Year Film Role
1997–2004 The Crocodile Hunter
Himself
1999–2000 Croc Files Himself
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Himself
2002 Mystery Hunters Himself
2002 The Crocodile Hunter:
Collision Course Himself
2004 The Fairly OddParents The Bad
Parent Hunter
2006 5 Takes: Pacific Rim Himself
2006 Happy Feet Trev
2007 Ocean's Deadliest Himself
2007–2008 Bindi the Jungle Girl
Himself
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