I’d like to express my sadness at the death of Steve Irwin. I’m surprised how much this news has affected me: I seldom got the chance to watch his programmes, but, when I did, I was taken by Irwin’s zest for life. Yes, much of what he did had me questioning his sanity, but this was in a joke-like manner, and everyone could see that this was a man who cared deeply for nature. He was quintessentially Australian, as Sir David Attenborough is quintessentially British, and he will be greatly missed.

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