Overview
- On the March 10 episode of Anderson Cooper’s All There Is, Robert Irwin became emotional as he said he still speaks to his late father and feels a warming presence in the bush, often asking, “How do I go forward?”
- He recounted leading a Northern Australia expedition that captured the same crocodile Steve Irwin had tagged about 20 years earlier, confirmed through satellite tracking and found in the identical location.
- He described the capture as a rite of passage and a reassuring sign during his first time serving as team leader on a research mission.
- He said restoring Steve Irwin’s motorbike and now riding it daily at Australia Zoo helped him process grief by giving him a tangible connection to his father.
- He praised his mother, Terri Irwin, as a stabilizing parental figure after Steve’s death and noted that constant public attention has complicated his grieving journey.