Love stingrays, Irwin widow urges
January 29, 2007
TERRI Irwin has urged the world to love stingrays, describing them as "cute little pancakes".
Mrs Irwin is the widow of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, who was killed by a stingray last year off the north Queensland coast,
Mrs Irwin, who has destroyed all footage of her husband's death off Port Douglas on September 4 would have been released by her husband if he had survived the attack.
"If Steve had come out the other side, I am sure he would have used it (the footage) as an educational tool. But everybody understands the rules of rays, now," she told Channel 9's Today program.
"I think people should love rays. They are cute little pancakes in the ocean and their only defence is that incredible barb."

STEVE IRWIN ZOO TO BE EXPANDED
23 February 2007
An Australian zoo which was made famous by the late Steve Irwin is to be expanded.

Government officials have agreed to hand over some land to the zoo so that it can grow, with the intention of making it a major tourist attraction.

Australia Zoo will now feature a safari experience, with a wide range of wildlife from different parts of the world on display.

It is said that both Steve and his wife Terri had always dreamed of developing the site into a top tourist destination and now that ambition is set to become a reality.

'There are a number of processes which Australia Zoo must implement to realise its dream but the agreement on forestry land which it has reached with the government brings expansion one step closer,' a spokeswoman for the zoo told the Australian Associated Press.

Australia Zoo was a popular tourist destination prior to Steve Irwin's death in September 2006.

However, following the sudden and tragic circumstances in which he lost his life, the zoo has become better known globally.