Steve Irwin died filming a documentary, when a stingray's (toxin loaded) barb pierced his chest. He has a wife Terri, and two young children Bindi Sue, 8, and son Bob, who's not quite 3. I know his father is alive, I'm not sure about his mother. What grief they all must feel.

I felt so sad and shocked to hear this news. Such a tragedy, such an enthusiatic man doing so much good has left this world. And the world will be less because he is gone. From all I've heard, he was a conservationist in his own league, bought up lots of land in Australia for that purpose. His family, dear friends, and the wildlife in his country have lost their brightest 'light'.

He died doing what he loved - and that in my heart is not the tragedy, but how many more years he could have been here for the people and animals he loved, and who loved him, what a terrible loss, what a tragedy.

This documentary he was filming, he didn't have to do...but chose to for all of us, to try and teach all of us who would watch it. I wish the best to his family and friends and all the creatures in Australia and the world, cause he loved them all. His enthusiasm and joy and love of the environment was fantastically infectious.

Steve, you enriched our lives many times over - I often saw much of your wildlife enthusiasm reflected in my son. I'd daydream that he would be as happy and fulfilled in his life someday, as you were in yours.

Bye Steve.