More Steve Irwin...please...
Is it just me or is everyone desperate for more information about Steven Robert Irwin?
I have been glued to the internet for the past couple of days, trying to find out a little more about the man.
I want to know what people are saying about him. I want to hear him praised and appreciated. I want someone to go round to Germaine Greer’s house and yell nasty words through the front fence…cranky old bat…
I found something beautiful though…it was written by Dr John Wamsley…he’s a leading conservationist and founder of the Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia.
He says Steve Irwin is a hero. In response to people like Germaine Greer who ignorantly claim Steve exploited wildlife he says this…
“Steve understood the numbers well. He knew that the only hope his beloved wildlife had was to save the very wilderness they needed for their survival.
He also understood that the only way to save that wilderness over the long term was to buy it.
That was Steve's plan. He would profit from his unique understanding of wildlife. He would use that profit to benefit wildlife. He would buy wilderness.
As we became bored with each wildlife celebrity, the next one had to be more exciting.
Steve Irwin was the latest. He was also the best.
Perhaps he did not understand the oceans as well as he had the land. Perhaps his reflexes had slowed. Or perhaps it was just a matter of responding to the increased demands of a television audience. He has paid the ultimate price. Yet if he had his life over again I'm sure he would have been the same.”
Here here!
There is also a lot of discussion this morning about whether or not the last footage of Steve should make it to air.
I don’t think I want to see it. The description John Stainton gave of how Steve died didn’t leave that much to the imagination…
But then again, Steve always said to keep the cameras rolling…
Ultimately, though it’s up to Terri, as much as we loved that man, as much as the world is a little duller today without him, he’s Terri’s husband. To that end, I think hers is the only opinion that matters.
I have been glued to the internet for the past couple of days, trying to find out a little more about the man.
I want to know what people are saying about him. I want to hear him praised and appreciated. I want someone to go round to Germaine Greer’s house and yell nasty words through the front fence…cranky old bat…
I found something beautiful though…it was written by Dr John Wamsley…he’s a leading conservationist and founder of the Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia.
He says Steve Irwin is a hero. In response to people like Germaine Greer who ignorantly claim Steve exploited wildlife he says this…
“Steve understood the numbers well. He knew that the only hope his beloved wildlife had was to save the very wilderness they needed for their survival.
He also understood that the only way to save that wilderness over the long term was to buy it.
That was Steve's plan. He would profit from his unique understanding of wildlife. He would use that profit to benefit wildlife. He would buy wilderness.
As we became bored with each wildlife celebrity, the next one had to be more exciting.
Steve Irwin was the latest. He was also the best.
Perhaps he did not understand the oceans as well as he had the land. Perhaps his reflexes had slowed. Or perhaps it was just a matter of responding to the increased demands of a television audience. He has paid the ultimate price. Yet if he had his life over again I'm sure he would have been the same.”
Here here!
There is also a lot of discussion this morning about whether or not the last footage of Steve should make it to air.
I don’t think I want to see it. The description John Stainton gave of how Steve died didn’t leave that much to the imagination…
But then again, Steve always said to keep the cameras rolling…
Ultimately, though it’s up to Terri, as much as we loved that man, as much as the world is a little duller today without him, he’s Terri’s husband. To that end, I think hers is the only opinion that matters.
4 Comments:
Hi, I found your blog while looking for more on Steve Irvin. Helped me see his life's work in a new light. Thanks!
Hi Caroline, G'day from the little state of Connecticut in the U.S.A. I came across your blog while I was searching for a transcript of the Rupert McCall tribute poem to Steve Irwin. I had just logged on to the Wildlife Warriers website and it automatically started playing the Radio broadcast of Rupert McCall reading the poem on air. I thought it was the perfect encapsulation of who Steve Irwin was and how the world feels having lost him. It brought tears to my eyes. Thanks to you posting this poem on your blog, Steve's memory will live on. :)
Hi Caroline, I also Stumbled across your blog looking for Pics of Steve. What can i say , Geez what a life, what a man, what a real loss this has been to mankind and all creatures. I absolutly loved what steve stood for, a real genuine guy with a simple message. Im gonna do what ever i can to make sure that what steve tought me is passed onto my kids, and that they know who steve was. Iam now looking forward to seeing steves legacy grow even bigger and change the would even more in many other ways. Thanks Steve Cheers Greg from Gold Coast Australia
longlife to the wildlife warriers!!!the world needs many more steve irwins and to any of those who claim they have a problem or had a problem with steves ways,you will never know what real and passionate spirituality is...
we have lost a true hero....
a dedicated fan
los angeles calif.
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