Today is Steve Irwin Day – an annual international event honouring the life and legacy of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin! The picture – taken by yours truly – shows me at Australia Zoo with the Irwin family ….. statue.
About Steve Irwin : Living in a home housed with dangerous snakes, lizards, injured birds and orphaned kangaroos was the norm for the Irwin family. His mum, Lyn cared for injured and orphaned animals. Steve used to say his Mum was the Mother Teresa of wildlife rehabilitation!
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide was established in 2002, initially by Steve and Terri Irwin as a way to include and involve other caring people to support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife from the individual animal to an entire species.
It may be hard to imagine now, but over five decades ago, Australia Zoo was nestled on just four acres. Smack bang in the middle of quiet Beerwah was the Beerwah Reptile Park built by the Irwin Family.
