We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife. Steve Irwin More Quotes by Steve Irwin More Quotes From Steve Irwin I was born and raised with crocodiles; they are a piece of cake. But kids are so ... unpredictable. Steve Irwin cake pieces kids See, I've always seen Jacques Cousteau as a hero, mate. He's a legend - like my dad, just a legend. And so what he did for conservation in the '60s through the '70s was just phenomenal. Steve Irwin jacques-cousteau dad hero The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue. Steve Irwin nine age years And that unusual squawking sound is actually the mating call of the the rare...oh, it's just an oboe player. Steve Irwin oboes player sound 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. Steve Irwin noses reason jobs If you can't excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in? Steve Irwin wildlife environment people 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. Steve Irwin get-better ems animal Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. Steve Irwin australia government thinking I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it. Steve Irwin koalas nature fear You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other. Steve Irwin australian worst humor We humans still have a long way to go with learning to live harmoniously with our environment and its wildlife. Steve Irwin wildlife long way There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then. Steve Irwin intuition dad lucky No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence. Steve Irwin violence matter america Australia has one of the worst mammalian extinction rates in the world. Steve Irwin extinction australia world I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise. Steve Irwin cutting tree believe My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife. Steve Irwin passion enthusiasm television Born a wildlife warrior, die a wildlife warrior. Steve Irwin wildlife warrior future Statistically there's only one crocodile-related human fatality per year in the whole of Australia. Steve Irwin crocodiles australia years I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment. Steve Irwin apex-predators future believe I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that. Steve Irwin apex-predators crocodiles minutes
