"Croc hunter" was powerful voice for conservation
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With his trademark cry of "Crikey!"  and his ebullient persona, television naturalist Steve Irwin  was an atypical but powerful voice for animal conservation,  wildlife experts said on Tuesday.
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A NORTHERN Territory ranger has raised the possibility that the menstrual cycle of a female German backpacker may have attracted the 4.6m crocodile that killed her in Kakadu National Park two years ago.
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Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, Australian media reported. He was 44.
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By Ray Sasser, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 10--It's ironic that Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was killed last week by a stingray. Irwin, the hyperactive Australian, made a fortune by antagonizing large, dangerous animals into aggressive attacks for the camera.
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A UN meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity&#39;s closest living relatives, the orang-utan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday.
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He may not have been a serious scientist   but eccentric Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin, who died in   a freak diving accident this week, was an extremely effective   environmentalist, a survey said on Thursday.
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Environmentalists around the world are holding their heads a little higher. Wangari Maathai is being honored for her work in preserving the earth.
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Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.
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THE future of the world&#39;s large wild mammals is threatened by pressures similar to those that caused the extinction of two-thirds of such species at the end of the most recent Ice Age.
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Jane Goodall, the scientist renowned for her work on African primates, woke up an environmental conference at the French presidential palace by imitating the wild call of a tropical chimpanzee.
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Environmental activist Maude Barlow believes the world is poised to experience a freshwater crisis of "monumental proportions." The Canadian author shares her views on global water use and abuse with National Geographic News.
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The onscreen heroics of presenters like Steve Irwin have shaped viewers' perceptions about the dangers of some animals.
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Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines.
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By Ryan Teague Beckwith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 18--Conservationists found an unlikely ally in the fight to save Marks Creek: a home builder.
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Some owners set them loose instead of bringing them to crocodile refuges. But the pet trade helps wild crocs, too.
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Thousands of Australians will be able to   farewell "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a public memorial to   be held at the "Crocoseum" in his beloved Australia Zoo, the TV   naturalist's wife said on Wednesday.
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A U.N. meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity's closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday.