Crikey it's Khaki Friday
Fans of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin are being urged to put on something khaki tomorrow as a tribute to the late wildlife conservationist.
A chain email circling the world has unofficially nominated tomorrow as International Khaki Day, while the Australian Radio Network (ARN) has dubbed it Crikey It's Khaki Friday.
Mr Irwin, 44, died on Monday when he was speared by a stingray barb while filming off the coast of Port Douglas, in far north Queensland.
ARN today announced it would hold Crikey It's Khaki Friday to honour Mr Irwin and to raise funds for his charity, Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.
(Article from Sydney Morning Herald - September 7, 2006 - 5:21PM)
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Will you wear khaki this friday?
posted by Mercenaria @ 12:43 PM
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Well - I never met Steve Irwin personally.
I do think that education is most likely the best way to get a group of people to think about conservation.
So Steve Irwin made hundreds of "Crocodile Hunter" shows which highlighted the plight of dangerous and endangered animal species on the planet. It wasn't only crocodiles, snakes, spiders, and sharks, it was also kangaroos, koalas, sloths and pretty much any other animal that was/continues to lost habitat or is poached.
The show he was working on when he died - it's reported that he was quoted as saying, "The most dangerous animal in the ocean is Man".
I can't help but feel that it's the same on earth as well.
Don't know much about him, but down here, in Australia, the whole country has dropped to it's knees over his death.
I didn't ever take much notice of him, but I do feel sorry for his family.
I'll be wearing khaki's tomorrow. I doubt I'll say crikey, however.
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