THE CROCODILE HUNTER HAS DIED!
Today we lost Steve Irwin that we knew as the “Crocodile Hunter.” Just 44 years old, he was filming a segment for a series called “Oceans Deadliest” off the Great Barrier Reef and received a fatal sting to the heart by a stingray. He was absolutely passionate for wildlife and his work at the Australia Zoo. Sometimes criticized he was devoted to his work, his family and the Zoo. I remember one filmed segment of his visit with Terri, his wife, to New York. He was leaning over the subway tracks to see what they were about and Teri was trying unsuccessfully to reign him in. Enthusiasm ruled and he approached conservation and his beloved reptiles with the same passion. I shall really miss hearing all about the wonderful reptiles he loved and especially him saying “crikey”!
