I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.
Steve IrwinI have a deep-seated respect for parrots. As gifted as I am with all other wildlife, parrots have this uncanny desire to kill me. I'm not sure why, but they're like my kryptonite!
Steve IrwinAnd that unusual squawking sound is actually the mating call of the the rare...oh, it's just an oboe player.
Steve IrwinA lot of people who work with wildlife work with wildlife to satisfy their own egos. And I don't really agree with that. What I do is get in nice and close to the animal to make the animal look good. My aim in this world is to make that brown snake, that crocodile, that koala, that red-backed spider, that black widow, look good. That's my job. I have absolutely no problem with my ego or my staff's ego.
Steve Irwin