yes it was also stated, that the tape was to be destroyed after the investigation.
Pay attention peoples. This is something that shouldn't be of debate. He died in the water. The tape will be dealt with at the discretion of the family and the police. We should be honouring the great, not dissing his name or the person that he was

Peruser or whatever youre name is...
You must be fat ugly bald and be obnoxious to the opposite sex..who else but a speciman such as that be so jealous toward someone he knows nothing about in his real life.

Your the reason all intelligent and decent Aussies really cringe....'sit-on-your-fat-butt' and whinge about everything but do nout yourself.
Theres a word that sums up those of your ilk..starts with capital 'L' and ends with capital 'R'.

I am with Steve Irwin, who has been so tragically lost to us, and and against the leaders of the so-called 'crocodile conservation program' in the Northern Territory.

Even though the $10,000 that wealthy tourists would use to pay for the right to kill a crocodile could be put to good use, that $10,000 would more than likely have been paid for by environmental destruction in other parts of the globe.

Some means, other than pandering to the blood lust of some of the mega-wealthy, need to be found in order to preserve our endangered wildllife.

For anyone to call Steve Irwin a hypocrite is a shame. This man's enthusiam and passion for life seemed genuine--nothing phony about him. I understand that some Australians were embarassed by him, by some of his antics and over-the-top energetic personality.

I found him to be charming and fun, but also serious and sincere--a loving man with huge praise for his wife and kids and for the world that deeply fascinated him.

Yes, he made some mistakes, but for anyone to knock him without truly knowing what went on in his thinking is unfair and judgmental.

His passion for animals is what took his life--yet I doubt he would of changed his life's mission--for he said he would die for his cause of animal conservation. Like Steve, I was born with a huge love for animals. I don't have it in me to ever be so daring as Steve was, but I adore these creatures. Am I a hypocrite for eating meat?

Many of us in America enjoyed Steve Irwin and will miss him. I do not think he should be an embarassment for Australians. How many people actually love what they do for a living? Not many. At the moment, not me. A job can be drudgery. For Steve, work was passionate and meaningful as was his zest for life itself.

I think he really lived life to the fullest, more so in his short stay on earth than many do in a long lifetime.

He was quite unique and will be greatly missed.

Pertussis...Alby Mangels was pathetic ...I didnt see Irwin with a bevy of scrubbers in bikinis hanging off him.

G'day Americandee

Many thanks for your post mate. Well spoken. We had a friend over for a BBQ on the weekend. He has worked for Steven Irwin. He said that Steve was undoubtedly devoted to everything that he did - and that he was genuine in everything that he did.

Apparently the family funeral service was around a camp fire. How appropriate. Steve is now buried at his wonderful Australia Zoo. We live about half an hour away.

I spent last evening creating a personal card for Kerri, the kids, and grandfather Bob. It was a cartoon of underwater sea life - apart from stingrays of course.

There will be a state memorial service next Tuesday or Wednesday. Officials and police are having a hard time working out the venue - since our largest here in Brisbane only takes 50,000 people - and there are many more than that who want to attend the memorial.

Cheers
Kay