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9月7日 Seagull UpdateI received an email tonight from Oers regarding the seagull I had rescued not long ago. Apparently his new name is Seamore (I think they already named one that before) but anyways he is doing great! His wing was badly busted and it's in a splint. Luckily there was no infection and I think he was most likely injured the day I found him. They were also proud to report that he has a voracious appetite and is eating his way through the donation I gave with vigor!! What a boy! The Vet was unsure as to what the future will bring but has assured me that he will be just fine either way. So I am very happy about that. He's just a young lad so hopefully I have helped give him a bright future.
 CCL9月5日 Steve Irwin
BY POPJOURNALISM STAFF
POSTED SEPTEMBER 4, 2006 Steve Irwin, the environmentalist and star of The Crocodile Hunter, died Monday after an accident with a stingray near Cairns, Australia, according to local Australian media. He was 44. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary for his daughter's television show, by Port Douglas, Queensland around 11 a.m. local time when he was struck by a stingray barb in the chest. John Stainton, producer of Steve Irwin's Film Company, described the events leading to Irwin’s death in a news release. "Steve decided to shoot a couple of segments for a new TV show that he's doing with his daughter Bindi and, with the cameramen, went out on to the reef at Batt Reef to do a little segment on stingrays. He came over the top of the stingray... and the stingray's barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart." According to The Australian, Irwin’s death is the country's second stingray-related death. Stingrays are not naturally aggressive and have been responsible for less than 20 deaths worldwide. Irwin's body is being flown to a morgue in Cairns where he will remain until he is formally identified. He is survived by his wife Terri, who received the news while on a walking tour in Tasmania, as well as his children Bindi Sue, age 8, and Bob, age 2.
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter has been killed. Irwin, 44, was killed in a freak accident while diving off the north Queensland coast. The UK Guardian reports the bitter irony, noting that the man who risked his life handling one of the world's most dangerous reptiles was mortally wounded by a stingray, a usually passive sea creature which attacks only if threatened. Irwin was stung in the chest by the stingray's barbed tail, which whips up in a reflex action. The accident happened while he was filming a TV documentary called Oceans' Deadliest at Batt Reef, near Port Douglas. *** As mentioned, Stingrays are usually passive but are poisonous and also inflict large wounds. A family friend said Irwin died doing what he loved best. In his statement, the friend said, "the world has lost a great wildlife icon and one of the proudest dads on the planet." *** His producer, John Stainton, told reporters: "He came over the top of the stingray and the barb went up into his chest and put a hole in his heart." Barely conscious, he was hauled back on to his research vessel, Croc One, and taken to the nearby Low Isles. Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said. *** Prime Minister John Howard, who invited Irwin to a Lodge barbecue with US President George Bush and others, said he was "terribly distressed" and "deeply saddened" by Irwin's death. He said Irwin was "the genuine article. What you saw was what you got. "He took risks, he enjoyed life, he brought immense joy to millions of people, particularly to children, and it's just such a terrible loss. I feel very distressed and I'm quite upset at the circumstances of it. "He was a larrikin, yes, but he was a really warm-hearted bloke as well and he cared passionately about Australia and he cared passionately about the Australian environment." --Jim Roberts with wire reports
I just loved him. You could tell how much he cared about animals. He got as excited about animals as I do about cats. I'll miss his craziness! Crikey!
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