february september nicknamed hunter australian wildlife expert television personality achieved worldwide fame television series hunter internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series hosted wife couple owned operated founded parents kilometres north queensland state capital city brisbane died september pierced chest filming underwater documentary film titled ship named honour early life born mother birthday suburb melbourne victoria irish descent father moved parents child queensland attended described father wildlife expert interested mother wildlife moving queensland bob started small steve grew reptiles involved park number ways including taking daily animal feeding care maintenance activities sixth birthday given foot began handling age father educated reptiles early age age wrestled father supervision worked volunteer queensland program captured relocated housed family park took management park renamed career marriage family met american naturalist eugene oregon visiting wildlife rehabilitation facilities australia decided visit zoo according couple love sight said time thought like world sounded like environmental larger life superhero guy engaged months later married eugene june children daughter born july son bob named father born december jointly named favourite animals bull died june enthusiastic family work described daughter reason earth wife said thing away animals loves people loves happily married wear wedding rings believed line work wearing jewellery pose hazard animals hunter related work steve spent honeymoon trapping film footage honeymoon taken episode hunter series debuted australian screens way north american television following year hunter successful united_states countries reaching million people enthusiastic presenting style broad australian accent signature shorts known worldwide sir praised introducing natural world saying taught wonderful exciting born american satellite cable television channel ended hunter series finale titled steve adventure hunter documentary spanned hours footage world adventure locations including borneo went star documentaries including hunter diaries january interview tonight jay_leno announced discovery kids developing daughter plan realised death series jungle girl television film work continued working director present deadliest snakes world appeared episodes tonight jay_leno commercial dealt possibility death notion saved leadership operations grew include zoo television series later renamed improvements include mentioned considering opening australia zoo las_vegas nevada possibly sites world appeared cameo role film warns knows going grab prepared attack fails warn time starring feature film role hunter collision course released mixed reviews film portrayed performed numerous stunts mistakes cia agents sets stop capturing unknown actually tracking film won best family feature film award comedy film film produced budget million grossed million promote film featured animated short produced family appeared video dvd release set featured singing dancing inspired australian wildlife fronted advertising campaign passenger train operating adelaide darwin class locomotive named campaign provided voice animated film happy feet elephant seal named film dedicated died post production previously incomplete scene featuring providing voice essentially playing restored dvd release media campaigns involved media campaigns enthusiastically joined promote australia strict customs requirements advertisements posters featuring matters don payments advertising campaigns directed wildlife fund appointed ambassador passenger train running adelaide central australian line extended way darwin northern coast year time sponsored toyota keen promoter australian tourism general queensland tourism particular voted queensland tourist attraction immense popularity united_states meant promoted australia tourist destination australia week celebrations january appeared ucla los_angeles california search rescue mexico november filming documentary sea lions coast baja california peninsula mexico heard boat radio divers reported missing area entire crew suspended operations aid search team divers searched rescue divers vessel patrol waters island incident occurred satellite communications system rescue plane second day search found divers narrow rock cliff crew member escorted boat jones recognise lost found dead search plane later day far jones location honours fishing trip coast queensland father discovered new species turtle later given honour naming newly discovered species named turtle family newly discovered australian animal species air breathing land named awarded centenary medal australian government service global conservation australian tourism recognised tourism export year nominated australian year honour won year australian cricket captain shortly death named professor november awarded posthumously government announced baby tribute work wildlife conservation state government india named wildlife sanctuary honour objected action taken permission asked government stop images request state government complied passionate believed promoting sharing excitement natural world preaching people concerned conservation endangered animals land clearing leading loss habitat considered conservation important work consider wildlife warrior mission save world endangered species bought large tracts land australia fiji united_states described like national parks stressed importance people realising difference founded independent charity later renamed wildlife warriors worldwide helped found named memory mother died automobile crash urged people tourism support illegal purchase items turtle shells shark fin soup sir inspiration according widow presenting lifetime achievement award death october said person directly inspired husband person honoured tonight steve real true love conservation influence tonight recipient preserving natural world immense praising introducing natural world saying taught wonderful exciting born death described ceo modern day british naturalist lauded skills natural historian media performer canadian paid tribute noting protect fear understand helped understand things people thought best horror worst great educator death vessel owned environmental action group renamed shortly death investigating joining voyage antarctica disrupt japanese activity following death organisation suggested renaming vessel idea endorsed ship new said steve alive aboard sporting activities loved mixed martial arts competitions trained fighting system like australians avid cricket fan seen visit sri_lanka played cricket local children said love cricket shame catch snakes seen hunter episode island snakes having grown fan australian rules football club took australian rules football promotion los_angeles australia week early death picture wearing bombers shown ranking worst college football teams week season tribute having lived queensland life fan rugby league teenager played sharks second rower adult known passionate fan involved club occasions occasion turning training asked tackle largest player despite thrown ground looking like crushed experience shared experience squad series supported rugby union fan national team wore jersey demonstration zoo scenes episode hunter showed crew finding petrol station remote watch defeat france rugby world cup final talented controversies controversial incident occurred public january carried month old son bob arm hand feeding chicken murray metre infant close comparisons press michael_jackson son outside german hotel window addition child welfare groups animal rights groups television viewers criticised actions irresponsible child abuse apologised nbc today wife publicly stated complete control situation dealt small child based lifetime experience son danger showed footage event shot different angle demonstrating farther appeared publicised clip said child danger taught swim charges filed according journalist told officials repeat action incident prompted queensland government change handling laws banning children adults entering june allegations disturbed wildlife seals filming documentary ice breaker antarctica matter subsequently closed charges laid questions arose paid worth money appear television advertisement possible political ties told abc choose sides politics comments describing australian prime minister greatest leader world earned media criticised having view conservation australia linked tourism problems australia faces continent response questions australia problems erosion responded cows land long australia evolved handle big animals sydney morning herald concluded opinion message confusing amounted eating bad tourism cruel eating animals criticism career following death came vice president animal rights group cheap reality star accused frightened wild animals dangerous message send children contrasted methods behaviour responsible like said shock die provoking dangerous animal son producer wildlife documentaries took issue spectacular dramatic way presenting things suggested instead don touch nature look grandson nephew hand called remarkable individual describing ocean deadliest project worked said think steve excited looking animals people think know dangerous deadly monsters important place environment world message death september location near queensland taking production documentary series ocean deadliest filming caused weather decided shallow waters filmed effort provide footage daughter television programme swimming chest deep water approached approximate span metres rear order film swimming away according incident witness sudden started stabbing wildly tail hundreds strikes seconds initially believed lung pierced heart causing bleed death behaviour appeared defensive response boxed crew members aboard boat administered rushed shore medical staff pronounced dead scene death believed fatality captured video footage incident viewed queensland state police mandatory investigations copies footage destroyed behest family production completed broadcast january documentary completed footage shot weeks following accident including mention accidental death reactions news death prompted reactions world prime minister expressed shock distress death saying australia lost wonderful colourful son queensland premier remarked remembered great great australian australian federal parliament opened september speeches howard leader opposition flags sydney harbour bridge lowered half mast honour days following death reactions dominated australian online news sources talk radio programmes television networks united_states appeared television programmes special tributes appeared animal planet channel cnn major talk shows thousands fans visited death paying respects bringing flowers candles stuffed animals messages support weeks following death found dead mutilated beaches queensland tails cut prompting speculation killed fans act revenge according chairman queensland fishing information service regularly cut tails accidentally caught avoid friend executive director fund condemned revenge killings saying want clear accept stand taken form retribution thing steve want funeral memorial services family friends held private funeral service september buried private ceremony later day grave site inaccessible zoo visitors prime minister howard offered hold state funeral family decided appropriate words father preferred remembered ordinary september public memorial service introduced held seat service broadcast live australia united_states germany asia estimated seen million viewers worldwide memorial included remarks prime minister howard father bob daughter associates celebrities australia world partly hosted service sharing screen animals elephants australian music star sang true blue favourite song symbolic finish service truck loaded gear driven arena time sang final tribute staff spelled yellow flowers truck driven time end service related events january mountains road road runs officially renamed australian government announced july acre national park created northern queensland named discovered named honour signature phrase filmography
Steve Irwin