Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Bindi and Robert Irwin Honor Steve Irwin Twenty Years On
Steve Irwin was a famous wildlife expert who died 20 years ago.
His children, Bindi and Robert, shared messages remembering him.
Bindi said that grief stays with people, but love can be even stronger.
She also said Steve’s legacy was love, not only wildlife conservation.
Bindi’s daughter Grace watches Steve’s documentaries even though she never met him.
Robert posted a picture of himself with his father and said Steve’s legacy will last forever.
Steve became famous through The Crocodile Hunter and his work with crocodiles.
His family continues to run Australia Zoo and support wildlife conservation.
Bindi Irwin honored her late father, Steve Irwin, with a video and a reflection on grief and love.
Steve Irwin died on September 4, 2006, after a stingray barb pierced his heart off Batt Reef.
Robert Irwin shared a childhood photograph and wrote that his father’s legacy is forever.
Terri Irwin remembered the family’s final crocodile research trip, which occurred six weeks before Steve’s death.
Steve’s conservation work and television career helped grow Australia Zoo and promote endangered-species protection worldwide.
- Who
- Steve Irwin’s children, Bindi and Robert Irwin, and his widow, Terri Irwin, shared tributes.
- What
- The family marked two decades since Steve Irwin’s death and reflected on his family, television career, and conservation legacy.
- When
- The tributes were shared 20 years after Steve Irwin died on September 4, 2006.
- Where
- Steve Irwin died off Batt Reef near Port Douglas, and his family continues his work at Australia Zoo in Queensland.
- Why
- The family commemorated Steve Irwin’s death and honored the lasting influence of his love of family and wildlife conservation.
Supporters and Legacy
Critics and Concerns
Steve Irwin’s television style
Supporters and Legacy
Supporters said his energetic work brought widespread attention to crocodiles, endangered species, and conservation causes.
Critics and Concerns
Critics accused Irwin of provoking animals for television.
Impact of his public profile
Supporters and Legacy
Supporters argued that people who had rarely considered crocodile conservation began paying attention to whether animals lived or died.
Critics and Concerns
Critics questioned whether dramatic wildlife encounters were an appropriate way to educate viewers.
- Date of death
- September 4, 2006
- Age at death
- 44
- Cause of death
- A stingray barb pierced Steve Irwin’s heart off Batt Reef.
- Bindi Irwin’s age when he died
- Eight
- Robert Irwin’s age when he died
- Two
- Television reach
- The Crocodile Hunter eventually screened in 137 countries and had an estimated 500 million viewers at its peak.
- Current family work
- Bindi Irwin, Robert Irwin, and Chandler Powell still run Australia Zoo.