The Crocodile hunter is dead?

Hagar · 09-03-2006, 11:38 PM

I've just heard reports that Steve Irwin - The Crocodile Hunter has died after being stung by a stingray in North Queensland, Australia.

Wow

Regardless of what you thought of him, his genuine dedication to wildlife conservation will be sorely missed.

Edit: it's true: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html

Ibby · 09-04-2006, 12:06 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/

Ow. He was lame yet awesome. 's a pity.

Hagar · 09-04-2006, 12:53 AM

Wow. I've just been listening to local radio in the car, and Steve's death is being compared to that of Princess Diana. His "Australia Zoo" ia about 90mins drive from Brisbane, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

I understand the comparision. I feel genuinely shocked and saddened, even though I wasn't particularly an Irwin fan, and he was pretty much bound to go in a way that would make the news.

Our local ABC radio had a trauma councillor on to talk about how to tell your kids the sad news. Irwin himself was very popular with children, and had a strong involvement with childrens' group "The Wiggles", together they had an enourmously popular kids' DVD.

There's a real outpouring of sadness and dismay amoungst talkback callers on the commercial networks as well. He did a lot for the local community, and was very popular in the Sunshine Coast region.

Radar · 09-04-2006, 02:53 AM

Krikey, it was bound to happen!

Ibby · 09-04-2006, 03:04 AM

Yeah, everyone knew he wouldn't die in a car crash or fire or some mundane thing like that... everyone knew he would die at the hands/paws/jaws/tail of some animal.

Radar · 09-04-2006, 03:06 AM

I wonder if they got it on tape? I always figured he'd get mauled by a large cat or a bear or bitten by a poisonous snake.

Sun_Sparkz · 09-04-2006, 03:52 AM

Sad too that his wife is the last to know - the whole WORLD knew about it before she even found out just a few hours ago.. she and kid were hiking in the tasmanian mountains.

he did amazing things for the wildlife in this country and around the world. An offbeat guy - but i think the world has lost a very precious energy today.

Griff · 09-04-2006, 07:27 AM

It is sad whenever kids loose their Dad. The interesting part to me is how television made this guy famous enough that folks in Australia, Taiwan, and the US are touched by his death. That means by avoiding the medium, I am losing a common connection worldwide rather than just countrywide. Did he impact environmentalism outside Austrailia or was that more national?

richlevy · 09-04-2006, 08:21 AM

From what I am reading here, it was a freak accident. Most peoples experiences with stingrays involve being stung in the foot or leg. I guess while diving, the odds of a hit to the chest are increased.

Also, like bee stings, different people can have different reactions.

It's a shame. The guy was a bit of a showman, but anything that kept the public's attention on nature and conservation was a good thing.

Trilby · 09-04-2006, 09:05 AM

Goodbye, Steve. You were taken too soon.

wolf · 09-04-2006, 09:08 AM

At least stingrays are relatively cool animals. This would have been a much different conversation had he been mauled by a koala.

grazzers · 09-04-2006, 09:42 AM

Very sad, seemed like truly good - if a little nuts - guy. Bye Steve.

09-04-2006, 10:15 AM

Quote:

SYDNEY (AFP) - World-renowned "crocodile hunter" and television environmentalist Steve Irwin has died following a stingray attack in northeastern Australia, local government sources said.

ADVERTISEMENT

Irwin, 44, known for his enthusiastic approach to even the deadliest of wildlife, was killed when a stingray barb punctured his chest during the filming and underwater documentary, the sources quoted by the Australian Associated Press said.

The larger-than-life Irwin, dubbed "The Crocodile Hunter" after the nature documentary series he hosted, was filming off the coast of Port Douglas in the state of Queensland when the accident took place.

I feel terrible for his family and loved ones, but he did this himself and has been taunting this for a long time.
As someone who has worked with dangerous & exotic animals, both large and small, for most of my life, he is reckless, irresponsible and boring (it was for television).
The reason for his "campaign" was to educate, but all he showed was animals going "oh shit, I'm being fucked with!" instead of just leaving them alone when he had great shots of them in their natural habitats.
I understand having to pull a python out of it's lair, but when you have a chameleon on a stick stalking a bug, leave it, let us watch it hunt... grabbing it and putting it on your hat it NOT educational. Endangering yourself with deadly snakes is NOT educational, showing us what they do in their natural habitat is, unless you are relocating them like Brady Barr...
Again, this is a tragedy for his family and friends and I do send loving and healing energy to them all.
I am very sorry for the painful death he suffered, but this was a long time coming and I hope that it helps to elevate the level of naturalist television.

Flint · 09-04-2006, 10:42 AM

Crikey !!! Stabbed in the heart !!!

Elspode · 09-04-2006, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radar

I wonder if they got it on tape? I always figured he'd get mauled by a large cat or a bear or bitten by a poisonous snake.

A couple of the news accounts I've read state that it was filmed.

09-03-2006, 11:38 PM	#1
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	The Crocodile hunter is dead? I've just heard reports that Steve Irwin - The Crocodile Hunter has died after being stung by a stingray in North Queensland, Australia. Wow Regardless of what you thought of him, his genuine dedication to wildlife conservation will be sorely missed. Edit: it's true: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html Last edited by Hagar; 09-03-2006 at 11:49 PM.

09-04-2006, 12:06 AM	#2
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14663786/ Ow. He was lame yet awesome. 's a pity. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

09-04-2006, 02:53 AM	#4
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Krikey, it was bound to happen! __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

09-04-2006, 03:04 AM	#5
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Yeah, everyone knew he wouldn't die in a car crash or fire or some mundane thing like that... everyone knew he would die at the hands/paws/jaws/tail of some animal. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

09-04-2006, 03:06 AM	#6
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I wonder if they got it on tape? I always figured he'd get mauled by a large cat or a bear or bitten by a poisonous snake. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

09-04-2006, 12:53 AM	#3
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	Wow. I've just been listening to local radio in the car, and Steve's death is being compared to that of Princess Diana. His "Australia Zoo" ia about 90mins drive from Brisbane, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. I understand the comparision. I feel genuinely shocked and saddened, even though I wasn't particularly an Irwin fan, and he was pretty much bound to go in a way that would make the news. Our local ABC radio had a trauma councillor on to talk about how to tell your kids the sad news. Irwin himself was very popular with children, and had a strong involvement with childrens' group "The Wiggles", together they had an enourmously popular kids' DVD. There's a real outpouring of sadness and dismay amoungst talkback callers on the commercial networks as well. He did a lot for the local community, and was very popular in the Sunshine Coast region.

09-04-2006, 03:52 AM	#7
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Sad too that his wife is the last to know - the whole WORLD knew about it before she even found out just a few hours ago.. she and kid were hiking in the tasmanian mountains. he did amazing things for the wildlife in this country and around the world. An offbeat guy - but i think the world has lost a very precious energy today. __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

09-04-2006, 07:27 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It is sad whenever kids loose their Dad. The interesting part to me is how television made this guy famous enough that folks in Australia, Taiwan, and the US are touched by his death. That means by avoiding the medium, I am losing a common connection worldwide rather than just countrywide. Did he impact environmentalism outside Austrailia or was that more national? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-04-2006, 08:21 AM	#9
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	From what I am reading here, it was a freak accident. Most peoples experiences with stingrays involve being stung in the foot or leg. I guess while diving, the odds of a hit to the chest are increased. Also, like bee stings, different people can have different reactions. It's a shame. The guy was a bit of a showman, but anything that kept the public's attention on nature and conservation was a good thing. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

09-04-2006, 09:05 AM	#10
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Goodbye, Steve. You were taken too soon. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-04-2006, 09:08 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	At least stingrays are relatively cool animals. This would have been a much different conversation had he been mauled by a koala. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-04-2006, 09:42 AM	#12
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Very sad, seemed like truly good - if a little nuts - guy. Bye Steve. __________________ "Only a person who risks all that he cannot keep, to gain that which he can never lose, is truly free." Anonymous Poet

09-04-2006, 10:42 AM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Crikey !!! Stabbed in the heart !!! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)