Steve Irwin Quotes

Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)

Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), most commonly known as Steve Irwin, was the owner and manager of the Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. He was best known for the unconventional nature documentary series The Crocodile Hunter.

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Birth Name: Stephen Robert Irwin

Also Known As: The Crocodile Hunter

Alternative Names: Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin

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medieval attitudes such as “the only good croc is a dead one,” “the only good shark is a dead shark,” “there’s a snake — quick, kill it.

I think my path would have always gone back to or delivered me to wildlife. I think wildlife is just like a magnet, and it's something that I can't help.

Every single day of our lives involves wildlife education. We must teach, spread the word, the wildlife gospel.

If you can’t excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in?

I've probably saved thousands of people's lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything. Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.

and I have stopped eating tuna until the tuna nets cease killing tens of thousands of dolphins every single year.

And [Steve] came up on Croc One, and we sat down and had a talk. And he said, "Look, this is what I want to do and I want you to teach me about it." And I said, "Look, Steve, you do realize that people think you're an absolute moron." And he went, "Yeah." And I said, "Are you?" And he said, "Jamie, do you watch my shows?" And I went, "Not really." And he said, "Do you watch any of them?" And I said, "Yeah, a couple." And he said, "Why do you watch?" I said, "To see what you're gonna do wrong." He said, "Gotcha! The moment I've got you whipped in to see whether I'm gonna do anything wrong, I can tell you anything. And you're gonna remember it."