Steve worked with animals from a young age, and his first jobs included feeding animals and doing maintenance at his parent's wildlife park, the Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park and later on the 'Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park'. Steve was most well-known as The Crocodile Hunter, and passed away in 2006.
He showed people all over the world, to not give up and to fight for what your looking for
Steve Irwin, the 'Crocodile Hunter' died on September 4, 2006. About 300 million viewers worldwide watched his televised memorial service on Sept 20th (and many in the world grieved his loss and cried for his family). He referred to himself as an "ordinary bloke" but he and his enthusiasm has truly been missed.
The rare penisadrone and the even rarer vagina
Using danger to get a viewer's attention long enough to explain the role of conservation in unstable ecosystems. He managed to merge sensational-style television with a wholesome conservationist agenda, which allowed him to educate an audience far wider than otherwise possible.
Note: This style has worked exceptionally well in Australia with the conservation of the Saltwater and Freshwater Crocodile populations in the north of the country. A culture of respect is now competing with the centuries old culture of fear once surrounding the species.
Irwin Gielgud died on November 9, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, USA.