poor guy... killed by a stingray while shooting a documentary... here's the article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/ap_en_tv/obit_irwin

Looks like the animals finally poked back.

I'm incredibly sad. :down: Poor guy! I really loved watching him. He always made me laugh.

As you can probably imagine... It is GIANT news here.

I feel very sorry for his wife and children :(


Kitten.

That is terrible! He will be greatly missed.

I'm an Aussie and we are in deep shock....he was adorable and in our opinion a great ambassador for Australia....my deepest condolances to his lovely wife and children

wow thats really sad! i grew up watching The Crocodile hunter... what a shock! i feel sorry for his wife and two children!

He and his wife seemed so in love and in tune and happy with their lives...as someone who has endured the same loss and with young children to raise alone, my heart goes out to his wife

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311298.stm

From BBC News:
"Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray during a diving expedition off the Australian coast.

Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.

Paramedics from Cairns rushed to the scene but were unable to save him."


I saw this on the bbcnews front page and immediately thought it was just another rumour until I remembered the site I was looking at. This guy risked his life so many times over the years that it became almost comic, and now it has caught up with him. He is survived by a wife and two young children. Poor guy.

This made me so sad when I found out. Steve, although a madman, was clearly a dude of the highest degree, and a legend of conservation and the natural world.

It's a real loss to the world :frown:

I was a masive fan of Mr Irwin, and it is a great loss to the world to lose such an amazing man who obviously cared greatly about his animals, and showed them the up most respect. He will be sadly missed!!

And i agree, he really was a dude, and a mad man, but it was only by being such a mad man that he got the funding and the means to make a real diference in conserving wildlife!

I really feel sorry for his wife Terri and daughter Bindi!!!

Oz:vampire:

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Wow, it's so strange to be reading that this happend. He risked his life doing so many crazy things that you sorta get the sense that he was protected from it all. It's even became the joke of satiracle nature on several TV shows. But I guess this just proves you never can really know.

RIP Steve Irwin, I imagine we'll see you wrestling Crocs in Heaven for sport when we get there.

for real. All the crazy stuff he did, and he got killed by a stingray!

I am so saddened by this news. I was a huge fan.My heart goes out to Terry and the kids. He did so many things for the animal world. He will be sadly missed. Not that it makes it less sad, but at least he died doing what he loved doing. I hope someone is waiting in the wings to carry on his life's work.

He shall be missed. I can't believe he died, from a stingray... He had a wife and at least two kids... That's sad. One of them was only two years old. I want to go out and rent that movie he made (even if it was terrible) to remember Steve Irwin... :frown:

I've got to agree with you. He was a great animal advocate. He made learning about animals fun. I so feel for his wife Teri. He will be missed. I do hope that Teri writes a book about him. Because I'm sure she saw a side of him that nobody else did.

Jewel

You know what, that's a excellent point. While some people would think it's oportunistic and callous (sp?) to write a book on Steve, I for one would LOVE to read it.

NNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! o my god im so sad, i never thought it would happen, i had so many good times laughing with steve. i cant believe it, its surreal....
RIP steve

He had a passion that was unbelievable. And died doing what he loved most. His memory will always live on. My heart goes out to his family.

there will only ever be one crocodile hunter and its not crocodile dundee

This makes me so incredibly sad. I can't think of anyone with more enthusiasm for life. He just seemed so happy. Bless his wife and kids. I know they have a lot of support there at the zoo. I remember Dom talking about being a big fan of Steve's. This just breaks my heart. :frown:

I'm so sad about this.... when I found out, I couldn't believe it had happened. I still can't believe it. I used to love Steve's shows/documentaries. And his poor wife and kids.... :frown:
But he died doing what he loved.

This is lousy. I feel bad for his family.

I was in absolute shock this morning when I heard that Stev Irwin had died. I just can't believe it still. I am really sad by this news.

I admired his infectious love for life, and his crazy adventures. I learnt alot about animals, that I really knew nothing about. He made learning about dangerous species and lesser-loved animals fun, exciting and interesting. I loved watching his shows and documentaries and I shall miss watching his exploits terriblly.

Unfortunately I have never met him or even seen him in person, but I always wish I had, and one day I will visit Australia Zoo.

My heart, thoughts and feelings go out to his family and friends at this very sad time, I hope they have all the love and support they need.

:rip: Thanks Steve, for teaching the world so much and opening our eyes a little wider. Rest peacefully, xxxx

I was always more of a Jeff Corwin fan myself...but Irwin did a LOT to educate people about conservation and preservation of certain species.

I feel sorry for his family and friends..and fans, especially his younger fans. I know a lot of children loved to watch his antics on Animal Planet.

how sad! but he died doing what he loved, which is more than a lot of people can say.

RIP Steve.

This makes me so sad. It was the first thing I heard on the news when I woke up this morning, and appropriately, it was raining outside. He will be missed.

Wow. That's depressing. I didn't watch too much of the shows/documentaries, but from what I have seen Steve always made me chuckle with his fun accent and love for animals. And his crazy antics. What a shame. :(

It's weird, even though it's the end of the day, I keep expecting the people on the news to say. 'oh actually, he's fine, sorry, it was all a mistake'. I't's wrong that someone with so much zest for life, and in fact someone so larger than life, is now dead :frown:

Ah well, if there's crocs where he's gone to, they won't know what's hit 'em :redface:

This was such a shock. I honestly thought that we would hear about his death 40 years from now. Something like "Steve Irwin, who is well-known for fighting wild animals and brushes with death, died in his sleep last night." I never expected this.

I heard the news this morning and could not believe it. I was just floored. Steave Irwin was killed. That is absolutely awful. He's been an inspiration to everyone on this planet (and every creature) with his shows and his teachings on wildlife preservation. His message will live on with his family and all of his fans. He was a great man and I hope he rests peacefully.

C-S

i was bowled over when i heard the news yesterday, i am a big big fan of Steve and Terri, its all over every channel here in Oz, nobody can believe it, very sad news, you will be missed Steve...
RIP, Steve, a great great man, my condolences to his wife Terri and 2 kids Bob and Bindi,
i was at Australia zoo 3 weeks ago, where he is based, and tho he wasn't there at the time the work he has done is visible for all to see
a great loss to the planet,

We have indeed lost a unique individual. Rest in Peace Mr. Irwin. :cry:

i still cant believe it. hopefully his last words included croikey and lets go in for a closer look. i really want to watch some of his shows now

i still cant believe it. hopefully his last words included croikey and lets go in for a closer look. i really want to watch some of his shows now

Me too....But I think watching them is only gonna make me sadder....

This whole thing still doesn't seem real. R.I.P. Mr. Irwin

ETA: A show about Steve is on Animal Planet now.

I was just thinking about this, cuz I heard about it today.

http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/steve/statement.html?clik=netmain_feat1

I was crushed when I found this out, just a few hours ago. i was thinking maybe someone should start a thread here, but whaddya know, someone already had, which i thought was nice. It's still hard to believe that such a great person could be gone. R.I.P. Steve

Oh man, I'm STILL in shock after a day. :down: I wonder if I can catch that Animal Planet tribute later.

I so admired his animal advocacy...we need more people like Steve Irwin.

While he did die doing what he loved, which is the best way to go, it was way too soon

Very sad day for humans, animals, and the planet...condolences to his family

and inspired an eternal hate of stingrays

Poor Steve. :frown:

I feel terrible for his family, he was such a funny guy.

Ok, here is the link to the actual article below. on MSNBC, there was also a video where the PETA spokesman, one Dan Mathews talked to MSNBC and compared Steve Irwin's show to MTV's Jack!$@.

Link----http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14626178/

***edited to remove material under copyright...link is fine

Now what is said in this article is tame in comparison to what Dan said on MSNBC news in a interview, where as I listed above. He compared Steve Irwin's show to MTV's Jack$%$ and said that he was no friend to the environment.

Is anyone else as floored about this as I am? Steve has been gone for less then a week, and here his family will get to hear some wackjack nutjob spokesman for a animal rights group taking pot shots at him(Steve). If anyone regularly donates or supports PETA in any way, not might be the time to use your financial influence to let them know that comments like this are no appreciated. I for one will be writing a letter to PETA showing my displeasure at how cold and callous their words were about a man, who whether they agreed with his style or not, helped the environement.

Oggie

thats kind of funny coming from the peta .
July 1998 to the end of 2005, peta killed over 14400 cats and dogs etc. at its Virginia headquarters,
i saw penn and teller the other night, they were saying peta use violence to further their agendas, i wouldnt listen to a word peta say,

Peta is led by a bunch of animal rights extremists. I know that there are good, well meaning people who are members or suport them, but the people in charge feel they need to pull stunts like this to draw media attention.
I wrote them off a long time ago.

It just makes me sad that Steve's wife. Recently a widow, has to see crap like this. The interview was ran no less then 4 or 5 times on MSNBC yesterday alone.

PETA gives the animal rights movement a bad name. Steve Irwin did more for the animal world in one minute of his show than PETA has done over its entire existence. I doubt many would mourn the loss of this group as they mourn Steve. At least he was credible.

i saw this slogan on a tee shirt:

People Eating Tasty Animals

PETA are a bunch of idiots. i dont understand them.

PETA are a bunch of idiots. i don't understand them.
i wouldn't paint all PETA activists with that brush, I'm sure there is a lot of good in the org.
But they def have a very bad name, and those comments are ignorant, bigoted and of course false..
They are trying to capitalize on a tragic event

That's the thing with PETA. The ONLY reason they made that "statement" is to get a bit of publicity. I'm a supporter of animal rights, but PETA can go fuck themselves.

PETA gives the animal rights movement a bad name. Steve Irwin did more for the animal world in one minute of his show than PETA has done over its entire existence. I doubt many would mourn the loss of this group as they mourn Steve. At least he was credible.

I agree. I was watching one of Steve's shows, and he was talking about how he loved to educate people about the enviornment. He felt that if he could make learning about nature fun, people would care for it and want to protect it.

And then PETA goes and says something like this-- about a man who loved nature and loved to educate people about it. The last thing he wanted to do was to bring harm to the animals on his show. It doesn't make sense, and it really makes me upset that they would say something like that.

It is ridiculous the peta would support the sting rays, I am very dissapointed

That's the thing with PETA. The ONLY reason they made that "statement" is to get a bit of publicity. I'm a supporter of animal rights, but PETA can go cluck themselves.
I completely agree. And to say this so soon after the fact. :nono: For shame, PETA and Dan Matthews!

This is sad, i dont like peta they are mean and stuck up

that is really sad! i loved his show, i would watch it everyday after school. He didn't diserve it :rip::sadwave:

I just wanted to say that I really loved Steve Irwin. I wasn't able to watch his shows regularly because I don't have satellite but I always looked forward to him appearing on Jay Leno and other late night shows. He was a great man and he done alot of great things.

May he rest in peace and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family!

I am really surprised that the Lost community as a whole are very saddened of the loss of Steve Irwin (I know I am). I mean, Speaker... here on the Lage... I guess it's just something we all knew. Someone we all loved for being so... crazy. And now he's gone. He shall be missed...

If PETA really cared for animals,they'd help eleminate the dog fighting world..but they'r too afraid for that.:mad: .they'd rather throw red paint on some skinny female in a fur coat than take on some REAL dangerous people...They are cowards and blowhards..no nerve,,just want publicity.:angry:

greenpeace is the real hardcore group, they get attacked by militaries and stuff now that is respectable

by the by i saw some of bindy's speech at her dads funeral type thing ... touching

and russel crowe says if they make a movie about steve he wants the role

It was a sad day when Steve Irwin passed from this world. He was a gifted teacher and entertainer. My son wants to be zoologist because of watching and learning from his shows.

He will be missed. My prayers go to his family....

I could see Russell play him.

Is anyone watching/watched the 20/20 special? It's really good but really sad. :down: I cried.

I watched the 20/20 special for the most part but I was so tired, I drifted in and out. I had tears too.I feel so sorry for Terri...but she is a really strong woman who will pull together and make sure Steve's legacy is not forgotten. I get a little teary eyed everytime I see his daughter speaking at his memorial. How brave was that for her at 8 years old to speak in front of that many people. Steve would be so proud.

I have only just seen this thread and I'm really glad that I've found it. I was really shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Steve. He was a very brave, inquisitive and funny man, he did alot of good for the world and he is sadly missed by me and many millions of people. I feel honoured to have even heard of him. I send my deepest condolencies to his loved ones.