Steve Irwin and the Sting ray

The sudden and untimely death of Steve Irwin 'The Croc Hunter' is a loss for the entire world not just for Australia. I grieve for his wife and two little kids. This was no age to die.

His tragic death makes me wonder why he was not careful. There is no doubt that he was always flirting with death and an accident was just waiting to happen. Be it the crocodiles whom he was wrestling or the sharks with whom he was swimming or handling some of the world's deadliest snakes and spiders. He was always too close for comfort.

That unfortunate day also, he was filming for a documentary on 'The Ocean's Deadliest' and isn't it tragic that the sting ray did prove 'dead'-ly for him? Steve's episode's on Discovery always made me ask the question that 'Aren't we supposed to respect our animals?' These are wild animals who need and value their space. Can't we make the public aware of them and do our bit for their conservation without intruding into their private space?

I say Love them. They too are creature s of God and make our world a more beautiful place to live in. But please respect them too. They are wild. They do not want you too close to them.

Steve was looking for 'things that can kill you in the sea'. Did he have to die to make his point? Was not his death unnecessary? Everybody is saying that it was a 'freak' accident. But I say that Steve was known for getting up close to dangerous animals. I wish he had respected the animals more. His death is a great loss for this world. In his way he tried to do his bit for the wild animals. But I wish he had been a little more careful and a little less closer.