Steve Irwin
(1962 - 2006)

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Name:	Mr Steve Irwin
Nick Name:	The Croc Hunter
Gender:	Male
Age:	44 years old
Lived:	Thursday, 22 February 1962 - Monday, 4 September 2006

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Stephen Robert Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), known simply as Steve Irwin and nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. He achieved world-wide fame from the television program The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series co-hosted with his wife Terri Irwin. Together with her, he also co-owned and operated Australia Zoo, founded by his parents in Beerwah, Queensland. He died in 2006 after his chest was fatally pierced by a stingray barb.

Born on his mother's birthday to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Essendon, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Irwin moved with his parents as a child to Queensland in 1970. Irwin described his father as a wildlife expert interested in herpetology whilst his mother Lyn was a wildlife rehabilitator. After moving to Queensland, Bob and Lyn Irwin started the small Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, where Steve grew up around crocodiles and other reptiles.

Irwin became involved with the park in a number of ways, including taking part in daily animal feeding, as well as care and maintenance activities. On his sixth birthday he was given a 12-foot scrub python. He began handling crocodiles at the age of nine after his father had educated him on reptiles from an early age. Also at age nine he wrestled his first crocodile, again under his father's supervision. He graduated from Caloundra State High School in 1979. He soon moved to Northern Queensland, where he became a crocodile trapper, removing crocodiles from populated areas where they were considered a danger. He performed the service for free with the quid pro quo that he be allowed to keep them for the park. Irwin followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a volunteer for the Queensland Government's East Coast Crocodile Management program.

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From: Petals

For your special angel up above this candle has been lit with lots of love. So sorry for your loss R I P

From: Petals

Those we love dont go away,they walk beside us every day ...

From: Nock

Steve, you are an inspiration to all of us. You have done a remarkable job with the animals !

From: jeanolgy

Love always

From: jeanolgy

The lite you have will always shine

From: jeanolgy

Thanks for your love to the world

From: LaDonna68

My daughter and I grew up in Florida and were surrounded by many of these beautiful reptiles. Your shows gave us a be...

From: rikkihoward

From: bec

Steve, you'll will always be remembered and loved forever and ever not just by your family and friends but also by th...

From: CissieSmith

Angel of all the wildlife of Heaven and a missing piece for all the animals still alive you are still special in th...

From: stephenPAGE

crikey mate will always miss you, you was a great man and what you did for wild animals was amazing, now bindi and li...

From: AlishasNana

XX Good morning Angel,Today we will miss you just like the days before,Today we will love just a lot more,Today we wi...

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Fathers Name:	Bob Irwin
Mothers Name:	Lyn Irwin
Country of Birth:	Australia
Country of Residence:	Australia
City of Residence:	Queensland
Marital Status:	Married

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Place of Passing:	Great Barrier Reef
Date of Passing:	4 September 2006
Cause of Passing:	Stingray Accident
Type of Funeral:	Burial
Place of Burial:	Australia Zoo Beerwah Queensland
Funeral Location:	Brisbane's Lang Park
Funeral Date:	9 September 2006

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