Steve Irwin leaves behind a great hole and somehow I feel a little frustrated and angry that he is not with us now, that he died so
needlessly...when I can name at least one politician that should have left earth in his place..

Someone said on another thread that..his energy lives on in the universe and we should tap into that and in ways of our own ,carry on his work...A wonderful thought and that is why I intend to set up a wildlife shelter for orphaned and injured anumals.

So lets not let his death and his good work end here...harrass politicians and protect the habitats of all land and sea creatures..

He was amazing and to that person who said he only 'harrassed' animals you know nothing about the man..go educate yourself.

Criky Crocs Rule....You will be sadly missed Steve , my heart goes out to you Terri , Bindi , Bob and all the staff at "Australian Zoo". I lived in Deception Bay , Queensland (20 mins. from the zoo) for 10 years I now live back in Melbourne looking after my elderly mum. When I lived up there I had visited the zoo 5 times over a span of 4 years it was very enjoyable seeing everyone and was fortunate to meet Steve & Terri a couple of times.....Life must go on "CROCS RULE......Des Butler....Melbourne Australia

Here it is Thursday already and I am still feeling sad about Steve's untimely death - much to my surprise. I used to think he was a well-meaning dill, now I think, and know, otherwise. Especially when I read the mean and disparaging comments from a (very) few other posters; and Steve's funeral not even in the past.

Steve was sincere.
Steve believed in himself.
Steve believed in the welfare of animals.
Steve was up front and in your face, in other words; courageous.
We always knew where we stood with Steve.

How many other public figures can claim any of the above? We are governed by cowards and toadys.

We need more Steve Irwins.

If he has left any kind of legacy it is to follow your dream and be true to yourself.

His is the legacy of inspiration. Long live his memory.

Proud to be indonesian,

GO BACK TO INDONESIA! We dont want you in our country if your going to insult people that promote our country abroad. You know absolutelty nothing about Steve Irwin and your ignorant comments on his "harrasment" of animals is evidence of this fact. Steve Irwin was an animal conservationist. He bought acreages of wildlife land with his money made from educating people on animals to protect these animals from extinction. He runs Australia zoo to educate the general public on animals. He has made documentary after documentary on dangerous animals to teach people that these animals are not worth killing to the brink of extinction.

He died making a documentary on sting rays to eleminate the bad name they seem to have with the general public. Your just an ignorant idiot who sees him jump on a crocodile (one which he is probably trying to rellocate to save its life) and forms your ignorant simplistic opinion based on that. Who the hell are you or any indonesian to look down upon him? Look at your own country and the way they respect animals? http://rainforests.mongabay.com/20indonesia.htm

Ring a bell? Are you proud of that, does that make you proud to be indonesian? Here are you critising one of australias biggest animal activists and look at what your country is doing to its own rainforests, second only to brasil in logging (killing of animals). So why dont you go home have some nasi lemak, get caught with drugs and get hanged. Look at the way your country treats humans for petty offences let alone animals! I won't even begin with the ridiculous amount of corruption that im sure makes you ever so proud to be indonesian.

I would also like to add to this debate that Germain Greer is a disgrace to our country after her comments on Steve. An academic who obviosuly knows next to nothing about biology who talks about cruelty to animals as though she even has some kind of authority / expertese on the subject at hand. Sorry Germaine, it wasn't in your Phd.

"who said he only 'harrassed' animals you know nothing about the man..go educate yourself."

I wonder why that harmless stingray decided to kill Steve Irwin.

Proud to be indonesian (yet residing in australia),

"I wonder why that harmless stingray decided to kill Steve Irwin."

That harmless stingray didnt decide to kill Steve Irwin. Steve is about 3 times it's size, do you honestly believe it tried to kill Steve? For what? lunch? It did what all sting rays do when they get stepped on feel threatened, it tried to scare steve away by stinging him with its barb, whilst making a quick retreat. To suggest that this sting ray conciously tried to kill Steve shows nothing more than a lack of education on your part.

Sting rays have a protein based venom in there barb which is NOT deadly to humans! Do you think the Sting Ray aimed for Steves heart? Do you think it even knew where steves heart was? There have been 30 deaths from sting ray attacks worldwide in recorded history!! Yet the number of non-fatal sting ray attacks worldwide is beyond comprehension. But I keep forgetting your a marine biologist. The indo way wouldnt be to harrass these animals but to make sting ray sambal out of them right? Thats not harrasing them!!

You also seem to have something against australians judging from some of your other posts. Let put me this very simply for your feeble little mind. GET OVER IT, we couldnt care less what happens to you or your pathetic, LITTLE, over populated country that redefines the word corruption and has been run by countless dictators.

Why dont you tell everyone on here why you live in australia? Could it be because christian chinese indos were getting slaughtered by the truck load back home? A little bit of bias towards the muslims? Why would you lower yourself to live in such a weak country? If you hate ausralia so much, then heres a simple solution, GO HOME WE DONT WANT YOU.

To think us weaklings had to give your country over a billion dollars in aid during the tsunami disaster (because your so strong right). What has indonesia ever done for Australia accept whinge that were anti islam?