{"id":133089,"date":"2025-09-10T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/133089\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:40:09","slug":"crocodile-hunters-father-calls-for-influencers-deportation-over-wildlife-stunts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/133089\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocodile Hunter\u2019s father calls for influencer\u2019s deportation over wildlife stunts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Loading<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crocodile is clearly under extreme stress \u2013 it\u2019s disgusting,\u201d Irwin said of one of Holston\u2019s posts.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Irwin helped set up Queensland\u2019s Australia Zoo, where his son developed a passion for wildlife, becoming the world-famous Crocodile Hunter before his tragic 2006 death.<\/p>\n<p>Steve was a livewire on air, but his work had a purpose, his father said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe dedicated his entire life to conservation, wildlife research and education \u2013 what people saw on their TV screens didn\u2019t show the half of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Irwin\u2019s advocacy led to the Queensland government\u2019s 2024 increase in penalties for reckless behaviour with crocodiles.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said the legislation stopped short of introducing a social media offence for people who \u201cpost and boast\u201d about unlawful wildlife interactions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Influencer Sam Jones was criticised in March after footage showed her removing a baby wombat from its mother.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8ae1f95a77c35b2cc40e7a2e06c3108c08eaa9e940fcab05631c3eadc35bed42.jpeg\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Influencer Sam Jones was criticised in March after footage showed her removing a baby wombat from its mother.Credit: instagram.com\/samstrays_somewhere<\/p>\n<p>He believes there has been a rise in reckless behaviour with wildlife by influencers, citing a 2023 incident in which a chicken was fed to a crocodile in north Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>American Sam Jones also copped criticism in March after footage showed her removing a baby wombat from its mother.<\/p>\n<p>Holston\u2019s posts have now caught the Queensland government\u2019s attention, with Premier David Crisafulli calling him a \u201cgoose\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Department is also \u201cactively investigating\u201d the influencer.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum penalty for interfering with a saltwater crocodile is $37,500, and $27,539 for a \u201cfreshie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Irwin believes Holston should be \u201cbooted out the door\u201d, saying the American proved the real problem wasn\u2019t crocodiles, it was people who ignored the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we first started discussing the reckless stunts with crocodiles increasing on the internet, we joked the new policies should be called \u2018the dickhead legislation\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s because that\u2019s exactly what content creators like the Real Tarzann are in my books \u2013 dickheads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AAP<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Loading \u201cThe crocodile is clearly under extreme stress \u2013 it\u2019s disgusting,\u201d Irwin said of one of Holston\u2019s 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