Bob Irwin - Wildlife Warrior - arrested!

We're a wee bit late reporting this, but Australian wildlife campaigner Bob Irwin was arrested at a protest recently.

The father of the late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve, and the man who taught the icon everything he knew about crocs, was fighting against the coal seam gas industry in southern Queensland.

According to AAP, landholders and environmentalists have been protesting at the Tara Estate since last month to try and stop a state energy company from building a 16km pipeline to take coal seam gas from five wells on the estate to a nearby plant.

It is believed that the move will be risky for human health, contaminate water and cause land values to drop.

Queensland MO Aidan McLindon confirmed that Bob Irwin was taken to Chinchilla police station to be interviewed by detectives.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that he has since been released and charged with ignoring police orders to remove himself from a road blockade.

Steve Irwin Day - November 15, 2010

November 15 is 'Steve Irwin Day' at Australia Zoo, the zoological park first established by his father Bob Irwin and now run by his widow Terri. Pictured above is Bob (atop cage, with a crocodile inside) with Steve (right) and Steve's daughter Bindi.

The unconventional conservationist, whose TV success spawned the expansion of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, was tragically killed by a stingray while filming on September 4, 2006.

Steve Irwin's father Bob said it was a very special day for many people around the world.

"This day will be celebrated by people in different ways to remember a true Aussie bloke who did make a difference," he said.

"For myself, every day is a Steve Irwin Day. I feel very fortunate and privileged to be Steve's dad."

Bob used the day to bring attention to a proposal for the development of two marinas in pristine Tin Can Bay, saying they would threaten the region's dugong and dolphin population.

"This is not a local issue. The area provides habitat for species that are threatened all over the world, and we need to make a stand and save some critical habitat for them," Mr Irwin said.

"I will continue Steve's message to fight for all those that do not have a voice."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/crocodile-hunters-life-remembered/story-e6frf7jx-1225953573001

'Save one, save the species'

Dedicated to helping sick, injured and orphaned animals, the Australian Wildlife Hospital is the largest of its kind in the world. Located in Queensland, it's an establishment where every single creature counts - hence their motto 'save one, save the species'.



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