This Tribute Will SHOCK You: Bindi Irwin Breaks Down Over Steve Ahead of 20th Death Anniversary – Heartbreak UNLEASHED!
Every year, the Irwin family go on a research trip in Queensland to “uncover the mysterious lives of crocodiles” and continue Steve’s legacy.
The 28-year-old said it’s the “honour of my lifetime” to continue Steve’s legacy alongside her daughter, Grace and husband, Chandler.
“Dad began crocodile research in the 1980s, and his capture and study techniques remain the world’s best to this day,” she wrote on Instagram.
It comes as the family edges closer toward the 20th anniversary of Steve’s death on September 4.
Bindi explained that Australia Zoo, in partnership with the University of Queensland and Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors, managed the “largest and most successful crocodile research project in the world” using Steve’s techniques.
“These techniques were invented with the crocodile’s safety as the priority,” she said.
“So much so that we often recapture crocodiles time and time again because they appreciate the free food.”
Every August, the team of crocodile experts, scientists and conservationists join the Irwins on a trip to the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Far North Queensland.
According to the Australia Zoo website, more than 270 crocodiles are tracked to provide crucial data that extends their knowledge of the creatures.
In an Instagram video, Bindi, Chandler, and Grace could be seen on a small boat cruising down a river.
“Through this conducted research, we’ve unlocked the secrets of the saltwater crocodile to aid in the conservation of these spectacular apex predators,” Bindi wrote.
“These findings have contributed significantly to the knowledge base of crocodilians, with a large focus of the project also being to educate those that live near crocodile habitat.
“We have the greatest respect and love for these extraordinary animals.”
In Bindi’s video, she showed how a crocodile that had been captured for research was then released back into the wild.
“We’ve captured him many times over the years, because he just loves a free feed in our traps,” Chandler said.
“We already have a tracker on him, so I’m gonna let him go now.”
In the comments of the clip, hundreds of people were amazed by the amount of work the Irwins contributed to the research.
“Love watching your cute little family working together,” one commented.
“Bindi, please, I need more videos like this,” another said.
“I grew up watching The Crocodile Hunter and Bindi’s show. Now, I write about science and space. We all miss Steve,” a third added.