Hi Folks,

One of the places I may get to be visiting is the Australia Zoo ... now, normally I just get really sad at zoos to see animals caged and often looking neglected, sick, and pathetic (like the Zoos I'm used to ) and I don't want to spend time at them, but visiting the Australia Zoo website, well, this zoo is a whole new ballgame, and started out as ........
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/

Until VERY recently, I had never heard of Steve Irwin, his family, or the Australia Zoo ... not until Steve Irwin's recent death by the barb of a stingray and seeing bits about the story on the news, and hearing mention in MLU by our Australian friends in here. I also watched a program recently where his wife talked about him and his lifes work and dreams, and his little daughter talked about him as well. Wow.

I found a Memorial video to Steve:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpAYbleB2UQ&NR

The more I see and read, the more amazed I am. This Irwin family has really made an impact on Australia, it's people and animals ... and the world.

Amazing, is all I can say.

Karmen