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We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.

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Steve Irwin
Age: 44 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 22
Died: 2006
Died: September 4
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I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. Unfortunately there are countries who are still destroying it, but we really hope the conservation message rubs off in our film. Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.
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We humans still have a long way to go with learning to live harmoniously with our environment and its wildlife.
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I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.
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Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.
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What television has done is it's given me a stepping stone to get to some other countries and really wild destinations throughout this world, which perhaps I would have had to struggle to get to.
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I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife in abundance... but most of all I want a future for our children.
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And that unusual squawking sound is actually the mating call of the the rare...oh, it's just an oboe player.
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We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us.
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I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.
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Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.
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You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.
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I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.
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I would sooner die of a taipan bite then tell my dad that I got bitten by a taipan. Because my nose would bleed from his kicking my ass.
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No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.
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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.
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Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.
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Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.
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And I have stopped eating tuna until the tuna nets cease killing tens of thousands of dolphins every single year.
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I probably don`t show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.
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So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.
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