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My Life And Life : Steve Irwin

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Imagine a world where life as we know it does not exist. The air is black and choked by pollution at all times of the day. The rivers move like a snail, barely able to complete their journey with all the sludge that weighs them down. Trees and flowers have long since perished, leaving just grave, concrete buildings as far as the eye can see. Any animals still alive soon die from starvation or from the poison that infests the environment. Is this the type of world we want to live in? Although this may seem extreme, it is a real possibility that I fear may come to pass if we do not start protecting our planet from ourselves. Ever since I was a young boy I have watched as the beautiful habitats in my beloved Australia, and across the rest of …show more content…

What can we do to stop this disaster from taking place? One vital step is replacing the fear of many animals that people have with respect. Most predatory animals that have gone extinct in the last few centuries died because people were too afraid to try to understand and coexist with them (“Habitat Loss”). In reality, it is quite simple to live near a “dangerous” animal if you merely bother to learn a little about them. For example, I have been helping my father catch and rescue terrifying crocodiles since I was nine years old (Pettinger). He never feared for my safety because I respected the crocodiles and I knew how to handle them (Pettinger). I was once quoted saying “Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I 've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn 't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous” (Anderson). I hope to show the world through quotes like this and my actions on “The Crocodile Hunter” that crocodiles, snakes, and every other “dangerous” animal can be safely handled if you learn to respect them. Another major step to preserving nature is to stop or even reverse the loss of habitat the planet faces every day. I have often said “I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that 's habitat destruction.” (“Steve Irwin Quotes”) This is because we are rapidly running out of room on our planet for ourselves, never mind all the animals who also

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