nannarob wrote:
It's 3 hours later and I've been for my walk. So now I can tell you the gossip that is all over our local front cover.
Gasp! Steve Irwin's father Bob, who started the Aussie Zoo as a snake and reptile park, has split from the zoo. He will not say why.
Terri Irwin has inherited everything, which is worth $(aus)26 million. The fear is that she is putting more effort into commercial rather than conservation ventures. The government and other groups have subsidised the Zoo for conservation projects.
I don't think the public has noticed yet that Steve is dead. The plea is: What would Steve do? Evidently the Zoo was in poor shape financially and she was the one who turned it around.
I bet it's incredibly expensive to run a zoo - especially one done right, with proper habitats for the animals, and good veterinarian care, and visiting hours that keep the best interest of the animals utmost, and not what's best monetarily. I wish the Aussie Zoo the best! I hope the matter is resolved in a way beneficial to all.
Terri is from Eugene about 65 miles from where I am now living. She grew up at the Wildlife Safari on the Oregon Coast
She is a local hero, here. We loved Steve, but we knew Terri was awesome.