\'Crocodile Hunter\' Steve Irwin killed

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He actually founded the Australia Zoo (now with over 400 staff), and was a leader in the drive to stop crocodile hunting being allowed in Australia as well, partly on the grounds that it was as immoral as whale hunting (and possibly illegal). Aside from that he actively encouraged other countries as well as his own to do so, and even bought large tracts of land around the world, including the USA, to turn into conservation parks.

As David Attenborough said of Irwin and his antics, "What's wrong with that? An adventure story in which the bit parts are played by animals. And that's fine. It gets people interested."

He's on Wiki: [url:2zjy1xn4]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Irwin[/url]

He founded the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, which was later renamed Wildlife Warriors Worldwide, and became an independent charity. He was described after his death by the CEO of RSPCA Queensland as a "modern-day Noah", and British naturalist David Bellamy lauded his skills as a natural historian and media performer.[14] Irwin discovered a new species of turtle that now bears his name, Elseya irwini — Irwin's Turtle — a type of snapping turtle found on the coast of Queensland.

He also helped to found a number of other projects, such as the International Crocodile Rescue, as well as the Lyn Irwin Memorial Fund, in memory of his mother, with proceeds going to the Iron Bark Station Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.