Bob Irwin on Australian environment, wildlife, government, business

Lifelong wildlife campaigner Bob Irwin, father of the late Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter, talks about the situation with Australian wildlife as he sees it. He worries about the push for a big Australia, about the pressure on our environment if the population increases too much. Bob says that all levels of Australian government do not take our environment seriously enough, but that we can't expect government to fix everything. He urges conservationists and corporations to work together to address the issues. Bob is not against mining or development, but he says we have to do it better.

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• kangaroo
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[yellowlion1960]

hello bob and greetings i would love to join your cause to save the kangaroos i also subscribe to the missouri wild life foundation i love wild life so much its a shame what is happening much like the bald egle and want to do my part in helping in anyway i can' i heard it said that to hunt a speicies down to extinction is not logical and their is a lot of truth to that'

[jimmybillabong]

Of Course Bob, you're spot on. All our leaders are urbane. They think floods are a disaster but to those in tune with the cycles of our climate saw them as a time to build canoes and as an opportunity for feast and harvest. Our leaders see raging bushfires as a disaster and do not see them as being a product of their own neglect and disconnection with the land. To the Aborigines, fire had multiple uses and benefits. We can live safely in homes amongst the gumtrees if we make fire a friend again.

[MRMILO57]

Bob, don't get involved with the Australian greens political party, in the next decades, fear will be instilled into them. All l can say is, deep hatred is building for that political party!

[fishwhisper]

couldnt of put it better my self bob :) mate it was fantastic to meet and spend time with you and your wife today on clives boat at tin can bay :) we really appreciate the work u do to help protect area's like ours that are being threatened by progress and greed at the cost of the wildlife and the environment , thankyou mate and i hope u really do come back and have a fish with us some time :) kind regards dave cronin

[Kezdiman]

Well said Bob

[MintyModF1]

Excellent video Mr. Irwin!