The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.Collection: Learning
There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.Collection: Dad
Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.Collection: Education
So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.Collection: Fear
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.Collection: Age
You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.Collection: Humor
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.Collection: Fear
You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.Collection: Funny
Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling.Collection: Government
Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.Collection: Dad
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.Collection: Education
My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past.Collection: Dad
Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.
I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.
So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.
That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.
Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.
So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that.
I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.
No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence.
I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out.
Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.
I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet.
My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.
When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me.
Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate.
I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.
Because when they strike it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK!
We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us.
Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.Collection: Funny
We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.Collection: Earth
All you have to do in life is be passionate and enthusiastic and you will have a wonderful life.Collection: Passionate
If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.Collection: Wild Places
I have a message for my fans. Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable. The most important thing that I've found, that perhaps you could use, is be passionate and enthusiastic in the direction that you choose in life, and you'll be a winner.Collection: Life
If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.Collection: People
Born a wildlife warrior, die a wildlife warrior.Collection: Future
I want the cleanest water, the freshest air and wildlife in abundance... but most of all I want a future for our children.Collection: Children
If you can't excite people about wildlife, how can you convince them to love, cherish, and protect our wildlife and the environment they live in?Collection: People
The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife.Collection: Simple
The truth is that we will never save wildlife by killing it.Collection: Wildlife
Crocodiles. I’ve been catching them since I was nine. No problem.Collection: Nine
My job, my mission, the reason I’ve been put onto this planet, is to save wildlife. And I thank you for comin’ with me. Yeah, let’s get 'em!Collection: Jobs