sylph0fl1ght: wildwesjames: Today is September 4th 2014. It has now been 8 years since the death of
sylph0fl1ght:wildwesjames:Today is September 4th 2014. It has now been 8 years since the death of one of my greatest heroes.Steven Robert Irwin. In that time, and unlike what my comforting mother, and friends assured me, it has not become easier. In the years since his passing I have watched as animal media feed into the hands of the uneducated, sensationalist, and often even cruel TV show hosts only content in showcasing the brutality, and deadly aspects of wildlife. I have seen no one step up to the plate, no one fill that void he left in the world. Consider this an open letter, to all those as tragically in love with the natural world as I. Get out there, be loud, show your self and your love to the world, educate, experience, and just and just freaking live. We are but one species on what may be the most biodiverse planet in the universe. So get up, and make some damn noise, lose the fear, and show them what you love. “Because people want to save, the things that they love.” We all miss you mate. He was my childhood. I hope others out there will take up his mantle and bring love of our Earth back to the public. I myself am not ready to right now in my life but through my tumblr I’ll do what I can. Thank you for sharing this. I’ll miss him too, but I’ll do my best to make sure he’s not the last of his kind and that we don’t fall back into ignorance. It’s so hard not to cry, but remembering him makes me remember how much I want to follow in his footsteps. Thank you wildwesjames, and the people who brought this to my dashboard. And thank you, Steve Irwin, for changing my life. -- source link
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