Terri Irwin Quotes

I play a bad boy on television, but in real life I have a passion for nature and nature conservancy, specifically bird rehabilitation.

My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.

My dad dedicated his life to getting across the wildlife message, and I love that I can carry on his legacy. I want to make sure his message never dies.

The poachers were using heavy weapons. It was a real war. I realize this is what I wanted to do.

My job, my mission, what I have been put on this planet for is to save wildlife.

I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife.

I'm Mrs. Steve Irwin. I've got a lot to live up to.

It does seem like, in the world today, we've moved further and further away from wildlife. There's that sense of whatever you're scared of, you just want it to go away. Here in Australia Zoo, part of our ongoing plan is that re-connection.

With Dad, he was the ultimate wildlife warrior, and we admired him more than anything.

Most Africans don't get to see these wild animals at all. Once they see and learn about them, they are much more likely to become involved in protecting the environment.

Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.

Zoo animals are ambassadors for their cousins in the wild.

I know that Daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did. He built a hospital to help animals, and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live.

Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.

I don't want Daddy's passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did.

Animal lover that I am, a cougar I am not.

We need more people with military background [in the conservation field]. The big problem is that the wildlife organizations hate to be seen as militaristic. But people in the United States don't understand the nasty people [poachers] you're dealing with. You have to deal with them in like manner.

True conservation means protecting the entire habitat.

I cannot concur with those who advocate saving gorillas from extinction by killing and capturing more free-living individuals only to exhibit them in confinement.

Mississippians for the most part appreciate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management of our wildlife refuges and other natural resources.

I live in Australia Zoo. I have a very private home. We've got three bedrooms, one bathroom... The carpets are rose-coloured, which grossed Steve out, but I love it. He let me do everything the way I wanted. The house is just warm and cozy and small.

When Bindi and Robert have grown, there will probably be another life for me, and I can't anticipate exactly what that will be, but it will involve continuing Steve's work, conservation, being there for my kids, Australia Zoo.

Yellowstone wildlife is treasured. We understand that. We'll manage them in a way that addresses that sensitivity.

Since I was a kid, I inherited my dad's love for animals and wildlife, even for the ones we had around the house in the French countryside, a 'smaller' kind of nature. Then, as I grew up, I looked more deeply into the African continent and its wildlife.

I saw a cardinal when I was in Brooklyn, and I was almost moved to tears. I was, like, 'I can't believe this thing is legal. I can't believe this thing is in the wild. How did this happen? How has someone not killed them all? They're so conspicuous. They're gorgeous. How can they still be alive?'