Few people have touched the world as Steve Irwin did. Beloved by people from all walks of life, the dedicated environmentalist and uniquely gifted entertainer, with his love of animals and infectious enthusiasm for life, introduced
millions of people to the natural world.
His vast efforts at conservation and education, aided by his wife Terri, his family and his devoted staff, continue to
make a difference all over the globe today. Steve and Terri shared common passions for animals, their habitats and preservation, before they met by chance in Queensland. A year later they married, and footage of their crocodile-trapping honeymoon became the first episode of the hugely popular show The Crocodile Hunter. Steve and Terri made their home at the Australia Zoo at Beerwah in Queensland, and in 2002 set up the conservation foundation Wildlife Warriors Worldwide Ltd.
On September 4, 2006, Steve was fatally pierced by a stingray barb while fi lming at the Great Barrier Reef. His
untimely death was met by stunned disbelief around Australia and led to a mass outpouring of emotion from
the public and media
