Wildlife Warriors
Encyclopedia
Wildlife Warriors, originally called the Steve Irwin
Conservation Foundation, is a conservationist
organization that was established in 2002 by Steve Irwin
, and his wife Terri Irwin
to involve and educate others in the protection of injured, threatened
or endangered
wildlife. Terri Irwin is still involved in the organisation as patron and significant advisor.
s of five endangered animals.
They surround a human footprint.
in September, has also been made into a DVD
which was released across Australia on 14 October, all proceeds of which are to be used to fund the future of the charity.
Irwin's 9 year old daughter Bindi Irwin
became the new public face of Wildlife Warriors after his death.
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
Conservation Foundation, is a conservationist
Conservationist
Conservationists are proponents or advocates of conservation. They advocate for the protection of all the species in an ecosystem with a strong focus on the natural environment...
organization that was established in 2002 by Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
, and his wife Terri Irwin
Terri Irwin
Theresa Penelope "Terri" Irwin, AM is an Australian-based, American-born naturalist, author, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia...
to involve and educate others in the protection of injured, threatened
Threatened species
Threatened species are any speciesg animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.The World Conservation Union is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories,...
or endangered
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
wildlife. Terri Irwin is still involved in the organisation as patron and significant advisor.
Objectives
- To protect and enhance the natural environmentNatural environmentThe natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
- To provide information and education to the public and raise awareness of wildlifeWildlifeWildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
issues - To undertake biological research
- To research, recommend and act in the protection of threatened or endangered species.
- To enter into cooperative arrangements with like-minded organisations
Projects
- The Australian Wildlife Hospital, Australia
- Elephant conservation, Asia
- Tiger conservation, Sumatra
- Orangutan conservation, Sumatra
- Cheetah conservation, South Africa
- Tasmanian Devil conservation, Australia
- Whale research, USA
- Community Education (International)
- Emergency Wildlife Response (including Tsunami project)
Logo
The logo represents the pugmarkPugmark
Pugmark is the term used to refer to the footprint of most animals . "Pug" means foot in Hindi...
s of five endangered animals.
- CassowaryCassowaryThe cassowaries are ratites, very large flightless birds in the genus Casuarius native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands and northeastern Australia. There are three extant species recognized today...
- Salt water crocodile
- Asian ElephantAsian ElephantThe Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
- Ethiopian WolfEthiopian WolfThe Ethiopian wolf , also known as the Abyssinian wolf, Abyssinian fox, red jackal, Simien fox, or Simien jackal is a canid native to Africa...
- Bornean OrangutanBornean OrangutanThe Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. Together with the slightly smaller Sumatran orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia....
They surround a human footprint.
After Steve Irwin's death
After the death of Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006, thousands of people from around the world offered their support and donations to the conservation group. On 14 October 2006, Wildlife Warriors executive manager Michael Hornby reported that donations to the fund in the past month had reached $2 million - enough to fund its animal hospital and international programs for six to nine months. The conservationist's one-hour public memorial service, which aired world-wide from Australia ZooAustralia Zoo
Australia Zoo is a zoo located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association , and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter made the...
in September, has also been made into a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
which was released across Australia on 14 October, all proceeds of which are to be used to fund the future of the charity.
Irwin's 9 year old daughter Bindi Irwin
Bindi Irwin
Bindi Sue Irwin is the daughter of The Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin. Bindi is a child celebrity who has tried her hand at acting, singing, songwriting, dancing, and rapping...
became the new public face of Wildlife Warriors after his death.