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| − | | birth_date = {{birth date|1962|2|22|df=y}}
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| − | | birth_place = [[Essendon, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
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| − | | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|9|4|1962|2|22|df=y}}
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| − | | death_place = [[Batt Reef]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]
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| − | | occupation = [[Natural history|Naturalist]]<br />[[Zoologist]]<br />[[Conservationist]]<br/>[[Nature documentary|Television Personality]]
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| − | | spouse = [[Terri Irwin]]
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| − | | children = [[Bindi Irwin|Bindi Sue Irwin]]<br/>Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin
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| − | '''Stephen Robert Irwin''' (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), known simply as '''Steve Irwin''' and [[nickname]]d "'''The Crocodile Hunter'''," was an iconic [[Australia]]n television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. He achieved world-wide fame from the television program ''[[The Crocodile Hunter]]'', an internationally broadcast [[nature documentary|wildlife documentary]] series co-hosted with his wife [[Terri Irwin]]. Together, they also co-owned and operated [[Australia Zoo]], founded by his parents in [[Beerwah, Queensland|Beerwah]], [[Queensland]]. He died in 2006 after his [[chest]] was fatally pierced by a [[stingray]] barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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| − | The [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] ship [[MV Steve Irwin]] was named in his honor, christened by his wife Terri, who said "If Steve were alive, he'd be aboard with them!"
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| − | Born on his mother's birthday to Lyn and [[Bob Irwin]] in [[Essendon, Victoria|Essendon]], a [[suburb]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Irwin moved with his parents as a child to Queensland in 1970. 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 [[crocodile]]s and other [[reptile]]s.
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| − | 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 [[Morelia amethistina|scrub python]]. He began handling crocodiles at the age of nine after his father had educated him on reptiles from an early age. Also at age nine he wrestled his first crocodile, again under his father's supervision. He graduated from Caloundra State High School in 1979. He soon moved to Northern Queensland, where he became a crocodile [[Animal trapping|trapper]], removing crocodiles from populated areas where they were considered a danger. He performed the service for free with the ''[[quid pro quo]]'' that he be allowed to keep them for the park. Irwin followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a volunteer for the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.
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| − | ==Career==
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| − | ===Rise to fame===
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| − | [[Image:Steve irwin at Australia zoo.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Irwin feeding a crocodile at [[Australia Zoo]].]]
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| − | The park was a family-run business, until it was turned over to Steve, who renamed it Australia Zoo in 1992. Also that year, he appeared in a reptile and wildlife special for television. In 1991, he met [[Terri Irwin|Terri Raines]] at the park, while performing a demonstration. The two married in June 1992, in Terri's hometown of [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Oregon]]. The footage, shot by [[John Stainton]], of their crocodile-trapping [[honeymoon]] became the first episode of ''The Crocodile Hunter''. The series debuted on Australian TV screens in 1996, and by the following year had made its way onto North American television.
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| − | ''The Crocodile Hunter'' became successful in the United States and also, after repackaging by Partridge Films for ITV, in the UK. In 1998, he continued, working with producer and director [[Mark Strickson]], to present ''The Ten Deadliest Snakes in the World''. By 1999, he had become very popular in the United States, making his first appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. By this time, ''the Crocodile Hunter'' series was now broadcast in over 137 countries, reaching 500 million people. His exuberant and enthusiastic presenting style, broad [[Australian English|Australian accent]], signature [[khaki]] shorts, and [[catch phrase|catchphrase]] "Crikey!" became known worldwide. 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."<ref name="Communicator">{{cite news | title = Terri Irwin presents award to Attenborough | work = The Australian | publisher = News.com.au | date = 2006-11-02 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20687207-5006786,00.html | accessdate = 2006-11-03 }}</ref>
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| − | Under Irwin's leadership, the operations grew to include the zoo, the television series, the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation (renamed [[Wildlife Warriors]]), and the International Crocodile Rescue. Improvements to the Australia Zoo include the Animal Planet Crocoseum, the rainforest aviary, and Tiger Temple.
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| − | ===Animal Planet and later projects===
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| − | [[Animal Planet]] ended ''The Crocodile Hunter'' with a series finale entitled "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 ''The [[Croc Files]]'', ''[[The Crocodile Hunter Diaries]]'', and ''New Breed Vets''.
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| − | As a part of the United States' "Australia Week" celebrations in January 2006, Irwin appeared at the [[Pauley Pavilion]], [[UCLA]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]. During an interview on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', Irwin announced that [[Discovery Kids]] would be developing a show for his daughter, [[Bindi Sue Irwin]]. The show, ''Jungle Girl'', was tipped to be similar to [[The Wiggles]] movies, with songs that surround a story. A feature-length episode of Australian kids TV show ''The Wiggles'' entitled "Wiggly Safari" was dedicated to Irwin, and he was featured heavily in it with his wife and daughter. The show includes the song "Crocodile Hunter, Big Steve Irwin."
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| − | In 2006, the American network [[Travel Channel|The Travel Channel]] had begun to show a series of specials starring Irwin and his family as they traveled on cross-country tours.
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| − | [[Image:Posters steve koala.jpg|thumb|right|A poster from Irwin's ''Quarantine Matters!'' campaign.]]
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| − | 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 advertizing campaigns were directed into his wildlife fund.
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| − | In 2004, he 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, Northern Territory|Darwin]] on the northern coast that year. For some time he was sponsored by [[Toyota]].
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| − | He was also 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. His immense popularity in the United States meant he often promoted Australia as a tourist destination there.
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| − | 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 species|endangered animals]] and [[Deforestation|land clearing]] leading to loss of habitat. Irwin considered saving endangered species to be the most important part of his work. Irwin bought large tracts of land in [[Australia]], [[Vanuatu]], [[Fiji]], and the [[United States]], which he described as "like [[national park]]s" and stressed the importance of people realizing that they could each make a difference.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s960998.htm | title = ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton - episode 30: Steve Irwin | accessmonthday = 4 September | accessyear= 2006|author=Denton, Andrew |authorlink=Andrew Denton | coauthors = Irwin, Steve | date= 2003-10-06 |work= | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] }}</ref> He had 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]].
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| − | He founded the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, which was later renamed Wildlife Warriors Worldwide, and became an independent [[Charitable organization|charity]]. He was described after his death by the [[CEO]] of [[RSPCA Australia|RSPCA]] Queensland as a "modern-day [[Noah]]," and [[United Kingdom|British]] naturalist [[David Bellamy]] lauded his skills as a [[natural history|natural historian]] and media performer.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=SP68982 | title = Australia stunned by death of "modern-day Noah" | accessmonthday = 4 September | accessyear = 2006 | last = Tait | first = Paul | date = 2006-09-04 | work = Reuters.com | publisher = Reuters }}</ref>
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| − | Irwin and his father discovered a new species of turtle that now bears his name, ''[[Elseya irwini]]'' — Irwin's Turtle — a species of turtle found on the coast of Queensland.
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| − | A controversial incident occurred during a public show on January 2, 2004, when Irwin carried his one-month-old son, Bob, in his arm while hand-feeding a chicken carcass to Murray, a 12 and a half foot 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. In addition, child-welfare groups, [[animal-rights]] groups, and some of Irwin's television viewers criticized his actions as irresponsible and tantamount to [[child abuse]].
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| − | Both Irwin 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 widely publicized clip. 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. The incident prompted the Queensland government to change its crocodile-handling laws, banning children and untrained adults from entering crocodile enclosures.
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| − | On September 4, 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a [[stingray]] spine while [[snorkeling]] at the [[Great Barrier Reef]], at [[Batt Reef]], which is located off the coast of [[Port Douglas, Queensland|Port Douglas]] in [[Queensland]]. Irwin was in the area filming his own [[Documentary film|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 was hosting, when, according to his friend and colleague, [[John Stainton]], he swam too close to one of the stingrays. "He came on top of the stingray and the stingray's barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his [[heart]]," said Stainton, who was on board Irwin's boat the ''Croc One''.
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| − | The events were caught on camera, and a copy of the footage was handed to the [[Queensland Police]]. After reviewing the footage of the incident and speaking to the cameraman who recorded it, marine-documentary filmmaker and former spearfisherman [[Ben Cropp]] speculated that the stingray "felt threatened because Steve was alongside and there was the cameraman ahead." In such a case, the stingray responds to danger by automatically flexing the serrated spine on its tail, which can measure up to 10 inches in length, in an upward motion.
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| − | Cropp said Irwin had accidentally boxed the animal in. "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." The stinging of Irwin by the [[bull ray]] was "a one-in-a-million thing," Cropp told ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine. "I have swum with many rays, and I have only had one do that to me..."<ref name="timemagazine">{{cite web | title = Death of a Crocodile Hunter | url = http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1531446,00.html | author = Rory Callinan | publisher = [[Time Magazine]] | date = 4 September 2006 | accessdate=2006-09-04 }}</ref>
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| − | 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. 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."<ref>{{cite news | title = Stingray Kills 'Crocodile Hunter' | publisher = AOL News | date = 4 September 2006 | url = http://articles.news.aol.com/entertainment/_a/stingray-kills-crocodile-hunter/20060904005509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 | accessdate = 2006-09-04}}</ref>
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| − | Irwin's body was flown to a morgue in Cairns. His wife, Terri Irwin, was on a walking tour in [[Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park]] in [[Tasmania]] at the time, and returned via a private plane from [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]] to the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]] with their two children.
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| − | News of his death prompted widespread worldwide shock. [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] John Howard expressed his "shock and distress" at the death, saying that "Australia has lost a wonderful and colorful son."<ref>{{cite news | title = Irwin brought joy to millions: PM | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20350650-5006786,00.html | publisher =[[The Australian]] | date = 2006-09-04 | accessdate = 2006-09-04 }}</ref> Several Australian news websites went down because of high web traffic, and for the first time the top-10 list of most viewed stories for [[Fairfax Digital]] news sites were swept by one topic. Talk-back radio experienced a high volume of callers expressing their grief. Flags at the Sydney Harbor were lowered to [[half staff]] in honor of Irwin.
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| − | On the evening of his death, ''[[Enough Rope]]'' re-broadcast an interview between Irwin and [[Andrew Denton]] originally broadcast in 2003. [[CNN]] showed a repeat of his interview on ''[[Larry King Live]]'', originally recorded in 2004. The Australian [[Australian Parliament|federal parliament]] opened on September 5, 2006 with condolence speeches by both the Prime Minister [[John Howard]] and the Leader of the Opposition [[Kim Beazley]]. The [[Seven Network]] aired a television memorial show as a tribute to Irwin on September 5, 2006,as did the [[Nine Network]] on September 6, 2006. [[Jay Leno]] delivered a tribute to Irwin, describing him as a great ambassador of Australia. Irwin appeared on Leno's talk show on more than 10 occasions.
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| − | Hundreds of people visited Australia Zoo to pay tribute to the deceased entertainer and conservationist. The day after his death, the volume of people visiting the zoo to pay their respects affected traffic so much that police reduced the speed limit around the Glass House Mountains Road and told motorists to expect delays. [[BBC]] reported on September 13, 2006 that thousands of fans have been to Australia Zoo since Irwin's death, bringing flowers, candles, stuffed animals, and messages of support.
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| − | 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.
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| − | [[Premiers of Queensland|Queensland Premier]] [[Peter Beattie]] extended the offer of a [[state funeral]] to Irwin's family, an honor also agreed to by Prime Minister [[John Howard]]. The family decided that such a funeral would not be appropriate, a sentiment echoed by many Australians outside media and political circles. Steve Irwin's father, [[Bob Irwin]], stated that his son would not have wanted such an honor, and would want to be remembered as an "[[bloke|ordinary bloke]]."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/father-rejects-state-funeral-for-ordinary-bloke-son/2006/09/06/1157222201277.html | title = Father rejects state funeral for 'ordinary bloke' son | publisher = The Age | date = 2006-09-07 | accessdate = 2006-09-07}}</ref> Beattie stated he would honour the decision of the Irwin family regarding their arrangements. Irwin was farewelled by family and friends at a private [[funeral]] service held at [[Caloundra, Queensland|Caloundra]] on the afternoon of September 9, 2006. The naturalist was buried in a private ceremony at the zoo on the same day.
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| − | In 2001, Irwin was awarded the [[Centenary Medal]] for his "service to global conservation and to Australian tourism". He was also nominated in 2004 for [[Australian of the Year]], an honor which was previously won by Australian Cricket Captain [[Steve Waugh]]. Shortly before his death, he was to be named an adjunct professor at the [[University of Queensland]]'s School of Integrative Biology. On November 14, 2007 Irwin was awarded the adjunct professorship posthumously by the University of Queensland.
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| − | After Irwin's death, the vessel ''MV Robert Hunter'' owned by the environmental-action group [[Sea Shepherd]] was renamed ''[[MV Steve Irwin]]'' in his honor.
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| − | On January 1, 2007, Glasshouse Mountains Road, the road that runs by Steve and Terri Irwin's Australia Zoo, was officially renamed "Steve Irwin Way."
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| − | Animal Planet also created the Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter Fund called the "The Crikey Fund" to "provide a way for people from across the globe to make contributions in Irwin's honor to support wildlife protection, education and conservation." Animal Planet also ran a ''[[The Crocodile Hunter Diaries]]'' marathon on air to pay tribute to Irwin.
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| − | Films featuring Irwin include: ''[[Dr. Dolittle 2]]'' (2001), ''[[The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course]]'' (2002), and ''[[Happy Feet]]'' (2006).
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| − | *Baker, Trevor. ''Steve Irwin: The Incredible Life of the Crocodile Hunter''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1568583495
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| − | *Irwin, Steve, and Irwin, Terri. ''The Crocodile Hunter: The Incredible Life and Adventures of Steve and Terri Irwin''. New York: Dutton, 2001. ISBN 978-0525946359
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| − | *Irwin, Terri. ''Steve & Me''. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2007. ISBN 978-1416953883
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| − | *Shears, Richard. ''Wildlife Warrior: Steve Irwin, 1962-2006: A Man Who Changed the World''. Sydney, Australia: New Holland, 2006. ISBN 978-1741105520
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| − | * [http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/ Australia Zoo's ''Crocodile Hunter'' website]
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| − | * [http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/crochunter.html Official Animal Planet website for The Crocodile Hunter]
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| − | *[http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/index/0,22045,5009080,00.html Huge collection of features and photographs from Daily Telegraph concerning the Irwins]
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| − | |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian environmentalist and television personality
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