Conservation
Wildlife Warriors, Steve Irwin Day, the land acquisition, and the science. Professor Craig Franklin at the University of Queensland has run the longest crocodile tracking study in the world on the Wenlock River since 2007, and by the 2024 field season it had tracked 296 crocodiles and gathered more than ten million data recordings. He is a non-family academic voice and the best answer to anyone who reads Irwin as only a showman. Also Terri's six-year fight against mining on the reserve, which gathered 451,234 signatures and ended in Strategic Environmental Area protection, and Bob Irwin's own separate foundation.
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- - Woohoo! It's almost Steve Irwin Day | Australia Zoo Life. Steve Irwin Day falls on 15 November each year and khaki is the dress code. The family say the date was chosen because it is the birthday of one of Steve's favourite animals, a Galapagos tortoise at the zoo.
- - Happy Steve Irwin Day!. Steve Irwin Day is held every 15 November. It has run annually since the year after his death and is now the largest date in the Australia Zoo calendar.
- - Unique biodiversity of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve on western Cape York holds 35 distinct ecosystems and, on 2023 figures, 170 bird species, 48 fish, 47 reptiles, 21 amphibians and 20 mammals. The Australian Government bought it in 2007, after his death, as a memorial.
- - Steve Irwin's Turtle - Protecting this unique species | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Irwin's turtle, Elseya irwini, is a father-and-son discovery. Bob and Steve caught the first known specimen on a crocodile-catching trip on the Burdekin River in 1990, Steve photographed it, John Cann confirmed it was new to science, and it was named in 1997, during his lifetime.
- - Steve & Terri Irwin Explore The Wildlife In Galapagos | Crocodile Hunter | Animal Planet. Harriet, a Galapagos tortoise, lived at Australia Zoo until her death in June 2006. The zoo claimed she had been collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle, a claim historians dispute and which is not established.
- - Fearless Steve Irwin Saves a Wounded Bear from Certain Death | Crocodile Hunter | Animal Planet. American episodes took the series to bears, rattlesnakes and eagles. Rescue and relocation, rather than confrontation, was the working purpose of nearly everything he filmed.
- - Robert's Landcare Project - Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. Terri Irwin led a six-year campaign against mining on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, backed by a petition of 451,234 signatures. The Queensland Government legislated protection and the reserve is now a Strategic Environmental Area.
- - Steve and Terri Irwin on a night rescue | Irwin Family Adventures. Roadside rescue was ordinary evening work for the family long before there was a hospital on site. Lyn Irwin had rehabilitated orphaned marsupials since the 1970s, and the hospital that opened in 2004 carries her name.
- - The 20th year of Wildlife Warriors at the Steve Irwin Gala Dinner! | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Wildlife Warriors was founded by Steve and Terri in 2002, so 2022 marked twenty years. The Steve Irwin Gala Dinner is its annual fundraiser.
- - Special moments on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve | Wildlife Warriors Missions. The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve covers about 330,000 acres on western Cape York, north of Weipa, and was formerly Bertiehaugh Station. The Australian Government bought it in 2007, after Steve's death, and the family manage it.
- - Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve research | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Professor Craig Franklin of the University of Queensland runs the acoustic telemetry and satellite tracking programme on the reserve. He knew and worked with Steve personally and is the leading independent academic voice on the seriousness of the science.
- - An incredible croc on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Saltwater crocodiles tracked on the Wenlock River have been documented making long-distance ocean journeys, one of the programme's more surprising findings. Steve was personally involved in the capture and tagging work.
- - A closer look at the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.. The Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve covers about 134,000 hectares, roughly 330,000 acres, on western Cape York. It holds 35 distinct ecosystems, including the Perched Bauxite Springs, which Wildlife Warriors describes as a previously undescribed ecosystem type.
- - Steve Irwin Day. 15 November each year and khaki is the dress code. It has run annually since 2007.
- - Terri Irwin talks about the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. Terri Irwin led the six-year campaign to stop mining on the reserve, gathering 451,234 signatures. Wildlife Warriors says the Strategic Environmental Area status it won affords the land more protection than the Great Barrier Reef.
- - Australia Zoo - Steve Irwin day!!. Steve Irwin Day is held annually on 15 November, with khaki as the dress code. The family say the date is the birthday of one of Steve's favourite animals, a Galapagos tortoise at the zoo.
- - Steve Irwin's daughter at the UN. Bindi Irwin was eight years old and had lost her father the previous September. She read a tribute to him at his public memorial in the Crocoseum, and went on to front her own Discovery Kids series.
- - Christmas at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. The hospital runs every day of the year. It opened in 2004, is dedicated to Lyn Irwin, and is now described by Australian Geographic as the largest facility of its kind in Australia.
- - Bindi supports birth control. Bindi Irwin was fifteen. She had already won a Logie and become the youngest Daytime Emmy winner for Bindi the Jungle Girl, and she is now chief executive of Australia Zoo.
- - Bindi Irwin invites you to be a Visionary Wildlife Warrior!. The Visionary Wildlife Warrior programme recognises young conservationists. Bindi Irwin had won a Logie and a Daytime Emmy for her own children's series before she was fifteen, and is now chief executive of Australia Zoo.
- - Terri Irwin and Environment Min Garrett presser on saving orangutans, file. Peter Garrett was Australia's environment minister at the time. Steve's own land purchases spanned Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the United States, and he described running them like national parks.
- - Readathon 2016!. Wildlife Warriors funds the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, which opened in 2004 and is dedicated to Lyn Irwin. Australian Geographic reported in 2026 that it now treats up to 10,000 animals a year.
- - Bindi Irwin Creates Wildlife Charity in Honor of Her Dad. Bindi Irwin won Dancing with the Stars season 21 in 2015 with Derek Hough, the first Australian to win the American series. Wildlife Warriors, founded by her parents in 2002, remains the family's conservation vehicle.
- - Australia Zoo's Conservation Property - Mourachan. Mourachan is one of the family's own conservation properties in western Queensland, distinct from the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. Australia Zoo lists holdings across the Brigalow Belt and the Great Dividing Range protecting the palm cockatoo, woma python and koala.
- - Terri Irwin explains the impact wildlife laws have on the economy. Terri Irwin was a working naturalist in Oregon before she came to Australia, and she has been a public conservation advocate for thirty years. She owns and manages Australia Zoo.
- - Baby Kangaroo Peeking Out of Mommy's Pouch. Photographed in 2020. Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors say the family now holds more than 450,000 acres of habitat across Queensland, a figure that traces to the family and the zoo themselves.
- - Robert Irwin Baby Wildlife Warrior Games | Irwin Family Adventures. Wildlife Warriors is the family's conservation organisation, founded in 2002, and merchandise is part of how it is funded. Grace Warrior Irwin Powell takes her middle name from it.
- - Robert & Chandler Baby Wildlife Warrior Games 2 | Irwin Family Adventures. Chandler Powell is a retired American wakeboarder who married Bindi Irwin at Australia Zoo in March 2020 and works at the zoo. Robert Irwin is his brother-in-law and a Wildlife Warriors board director.
- - World Sea Turtle Day | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Sea turtles are a large share of the hospital's marine caseload, arriving with boat strike, entanglement and swallowed hooks. Wildlife Warriors funds the work.
- - Robert Irwin's Drone Debacle | Irwin Family Adventures. Drones are now standard equipment for wildlife survey work, including on the crocodile research trips to the Wenlock River. Robert Irwin is also an award-winning wildlife photographer.
- - Words of Peace from Bindi Irwin | Climate Action Live 21 June. Bindi Irwin has spoken on conservation platforms since childhood. She is chief executive of Australia Zoo and a principal of Wildlife Warriors, the organisation her parents founded in 2002.
- - Mitch the flatback turtle heads back home to the ocean | Wildlife Warrior Missions. Flatback turtles nest only in Australia and are the rarest of the sea turtles that come through the hospital. Release is the point of the whole operation.
- - A giant green sea turtle fights for his life | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Green sea turtles are among the largest marine patients at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, which is funded substantially through Wildlife Warriors.
- - The best zoo moments of the year | Australia Zoo Life. Australia Zoo runs about 700 acres with roughly 110 open to visitors and says it holds over 1,200 animals. It has grown continuously since Bob and Lyn Irwin opened it on two acres in June 1970.
- - Terri & Robert Irwin: The Wildlife Warriors | Studio 10. Terri Irwin has owned and managed Australia Zoo since 2006 and Robert Irwin is on its management team and a Wildlife Warriors board director. Wildlife Warriors was founded by Steve and Terri in 2002.
- - Saving an Endangered Turtle That Swallowed Fishing Hooks! | Crikey! It's the Irwins. Swallowed fishing hooks are one of the most common human-caused injuries in sea turtles. The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital treats them and Wildlife Warriors funds the surgery.
- - The blind tiger - Hunter's story | Australia Zoo Life. Sumatran tigers are critically endangered and Tiger Temple is one of the zoo's named precincts. Long-term veterinary care for the resident collection runs alongside the wild patient caseload.
- - Baby Giraffe Enters The Paddock For The FIRST Time | Crikey! It's The Irwins. The Africa savannah precinct opened at Australia Zoo on 17 September 2011 with giraffes, rhinos and zebras. Breeding programmes are the quiet purpose behind most of the international collection.
- - A Visionary Wildlife Warrior with a big mission! | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Wildlife Warriors was founded by Steve and Terri Irwin in 2002 as Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide. It funds the wildlife hospital, the rescue unit and the crocodile research programme.
- - We take a look at the book Creating a Conservation Legacy | Written by Bindi Irwin | Australia Zoo. Bindi Irwin has written about the family's conservation work as well as children's books, including You Are a Wildlife Warrior! in February 2025. Steve Irwin Day falls on 15 November.
- - Robert Irwin Says Bindi Irwin Is 'A New Woman' Post Endometriosis Surgery. Bindi Irwin had surgery for endometriosis in March 2023 after more than a decade of symptoms, with 37 lesions and a cyst removed. She has since become a leading public advocate and won the Blossom Award from the Endometriosis Foundation of America in May 2024.
- - A remarkable transformation for Captain Pete! | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Loggerhead turtles are endangered and their rehabilitation can run for months. Australian Geographic reported in 2026 that the hospital now treats up to 10,000 animals a year.
- - Revisiting an old trap site | Wildlife Warriors Missions. Professor Craig Franklin of the University of Queensland has run the crocodile tracking programme on the Wenlock River since 2007. By the end of the 2024 field season it had followed 296 crocodiles and gathered over 10 million data recordings, the largest and longest-running study of its kind in the world.
- - Robert Irwin's insight into the complex world of croc research | Wildlife Warriors Missions. The crocodile research on the Wenlock River has run since 2007 under Professor Craig Franklin of the University of Queensland, with Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors. It is the largest and longest-running crocodile tracking study in the world.
- - That's a wrap - Croc Research Trip 2023 | Wildlife Warriors Missions. The annual Wenlock River field trip is the working core of the tracking programme, which by the end of the 2024 season had followed 296 crocodiles and gathered over 10 million data recordings.
- - Sneak Peek Inside the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital opened in 2004 and is dedicated to Lyn Irwin. Bindi Irwin is chief executive of the zoo and Chandler Powell, her husband, works there.
- - Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell catch up with Today | Today Show Australia. Bindi Irwin published the children's book You Are a Wildlife Warrior! in February 2025. She is chief executive of Australia Zoo and Chandler Powell works there alongside her.
- - 🐨 YOU ARE A WILDLIFE WARRIOR! Read Aloud with Bindi Irwin | Brightly Storytime. Bindi Irwin published You Are a Wildlife Warrior! in February 2025. The Wildlife Warriors name comes from the organisation her parents founded in 2002, and her daughter Grace Warrior carries it as a middle name.
- - Robert Irwin Dancing With the Stars | Lifestyle, Wife, Family, Net Worth, Age, ( Biography). Robert Irwin was born on 1 December 2003 and was two when his father died. He won Dancing with the Stars season 34 with Witney Carson on 25 November 2025, the youngest male winner and the first Australian man to take the title.