My mum just hit me with the news a second ago. It's like Phalanx said, I have nothing but respect for his love and work towards protecting and preserving wildlife. You know because he made us laugh, and maybe that's why he was so over the top, to educate the people he reached about the fragile world and how every species, even the smallest critter counted and mattered. I loved him for it.

I remembered an episode he did on the Indian elephants. At the end of the show he was explaining how their numbers where thinning and why. As he was talking he was choking up more and more and more. They guy cared.

There aren't enough people out there who care about the earth and Her lives, and the are even fewer who care enough to make the effort to preserve those lives and the earth. He was one of those people. In my opinion, his loss will be felt...

But hopefully his message will live on.

Goddess, I will miss you, Steve.

Very sad.

RIP Steve.

A great guy, who dedicated his whole life to a noble cause.

This was the first thing I heard when I woke up, very sad. I watched his show pretty often..good, funny, entertaining, caring guy who'll definately be missed.

RIP

It's very sad news. We should all take some comfort from the fact that he died doing what he loved so much: working up close with animals. He was a true friend of the earth and animals everywhere, and was someone that I personally admired very much. He'll be sorely missed.

It's messed up. As much as people have joked about him going because something like this I for one never thought it would actually happen. The world had lost another icon. I'll make sure to pray for his wife and children.
That's so sad.

Here's the full article I just read.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060904/..._tv/obit_irwin

This news shocked me.
I always expected to hear one day that he had lost an arm or something, but never his life!
I feel very sad for his family.

And I truly hope the news media will stop with this slander angle I saw several times this morning and show him some fucking respect, he was GOOD GUY.

quoted for truth..
but thats fuckin media for ya..
especially Aus media.
The saddest part..
his wife was trekking when this happened..she never knew..
OMFG.!!!!!!!!
she wouldve got it 2nd hand off a broadcast.
My heart goes out to his family .

:eek:

:confused:

:(

:mad:


My reaction in emoticons...RIP

No, she got it from the emergency services, who met her on location...but yeah, she got the news pretty much after everyone else did.

Absolutely. To have footage of of the "son under the arm" thing showed more that anything else this day was ridiculous... Personally, I consider it kind of risky, but I do believe he had the situation in control, the guy had literally a lifetime of experience, his father having had much the same career prior to him.
People critisizing his methods and "personality" in the short time since has kind of pissed me off - sure, he might've acted like a kids show character, and sure, I'm certain that many people over the age of 10 would've watched him and had a bit of a laugh as he appeared to be a bit of a dick, but in hindsight it seems more obvious that his whole act was for the kids, passing on an important message early...he was excitable, and explained things in a clear, informative and interesting manner, just the kind of icon that would have kids hanging off his every word, while preaching safety, and environmental respect - I cannot fault him for that, and I think too many people are quick to judge him...

Out of his many fans (my little brother grew up on this guy, and I cannot say that I have not benefited from his information...), I think it's the environment and animals that will suffer his loss the most. Id never have thought of the impact...he was involved in so much, champion of the wilderness is a description that doesn't come close enough...