Thanks for the link blossom101. Terri is indeed a remarkable woman, and I take my hat off too her.

Thanks for that artical it was wonderful. It brought a tear to my eye too. she's a fantastic lady and so remarkable.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21559069-3102,00.html

Terri opens zoo shopLou Robson
April 15, 2007 12:00am
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TERRI Irwin made a rare public appearance yesterday at the opening of the first Australia Zoo retail outlet outside the Sunshine Coast wildlife park.

Launching Australia Zoo On the Beach, a merchandise outlet and travel agency on Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mrs Irwin smiled for the cameras but admitted staying focused was hard work seven months after the death of her crocodile hunter husband Steve Irwin.

"It's one day at a time – I've got great friends and family around me and I'm very blessed to have so much support," she said.

"There are a lot of women in the world who suffer a loss and don't have that kind of support."

Mrs Irwin said raising Bindi, 8, and Bob, 3, without Steve was a challenge.

"Everything is harder, everything is, and I think you can take someone for granted, so as soon as I lost Steve I thought, you know he did do a lot," she said.

"But I was so lucky to have so much support from Steve and he always said things like, 'You're the best mother in the world' and 'You can do anything you put your mind to' and I look back on that and I rely on that a lot."

Mrs Irwin said Australia Zoo On the Beach proceeds would go towards conservation.

"We're considering other outlets here and overseas but logistically it's complicated," Mrs Irwin said.

"All the funds will go back to the zoo and conservation which will always be our passion."

Mrs Irwin said she and Steve, who died when a stingray barb pierced his heart on September 5 last year, left nothing unsaid.

She said the couple often expressed their feelings for one another and always followed their dreams.

Zoo has plenty in store..

http://www.australiazoo.com.au/about-us/in-the-news/index.php?news=379

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Mother's Day without Steve..

Terri has revealed that her memories of Steve are finally overcoming the grief at losing him.
"My grief comes easily, but I keep putting one foot in front of the other as there are so many things I want to accomplish,"

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21615351-2,00.html

What a beautiful picture to accompany this story..

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This is a link to the magazine with the above article in..Be sure to click the links..

http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=261327

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Thanks IlS for both articles and you are right... the picture is gorgeous! I love to see them smiling! Even more important, I love reading that they are doing well. They are so remarkable..so brilliant! They will do Steve proud for all the years to come! The pictures of Bindi and Robert are unbelievable! You can see them growing up right before your eyes! I always thought that Bindi looks so much like Steve....but looking at Robert is just like looking at Steve! What a beautiful family!and I am not just talking about their outer beauty!

In the May issue, Terri Irwin speaks to The Weekly on her love for children Bindi and Bob and her determination to carry on Steve's wildlife legacy. And to show how far she's come, Terri says yes to The Weekly's offer of a glamorous makeover.

Facing her first Mother's Day without her husband, Steve, by her side, a still grieving Terri Irwin opens her heart to Michael Sheather and enjoys being made a fuss of when The Weekly gives her a glamorous makeover.
Photography by Graham Shearer. Styling by Jane de Teliga.

For Terri Irwin, every day is a struggle. In public, she puts on a brave face, but, behind the smile, the upbeat persona and the positive attitude is an overwhelming and ever-present sense of loss. Though some of the raw pain that followed Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's tragic death eight months ago has receded, barely a day has passed that Terri hasn't wept or longed to hear her husband's voice or feel his touch.

And yet Terri also feels that she has come a long way since September 4, when she received the dreadful news that Steve, 44, was dead, his heart pierced by a stingray's barbed tail while filming a documentary on Batt Reef in Queensland. During the intervening months, Terri has found the strength to take on Steve's conservation mantle and his mission to spread the word about our fragile ecosystems and the importance of animals to an audience that now spans the globe.

"It's very strange to be eight months down the track from Steve's death," says Terri, 42. "It's hard to get my head around the idea that, with time, you start coping better, because what often isn't spoken of is that when you lose someone, as time passes, you miss them more and more, not less. I miss Steve now more than ever.

"I'm happy to take time to honour my grief, but I have so many things that I would like to accomplish. Steve always used to say, 'You don't know how long you are here'. I try to keep that in the back of my mind. My grief comes very easily, but I keep putting one foot in front of the other. I'm quite surprised that eight months on, in some respects, it is harder, but I am a determined woman and I am seeing some accomplishments already in what Steve hoped for."

Read the whole story, and see Terri as you've never seen her before, only in the May 2007 issue of The Australian Women's Weekly.

http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=261327

Late Crocodile Hunter's Family Expected in Kigali
April 23 2007

Late Steve Irwin's family, the enthusiastic "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures, is expected in Kigali in June, The New Times has established.

Late Steve Irwin's family, the enthusiastic "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures, is expected in Kigali in June, The New Times has established.

The Director General of the Rwanda Tourism Office (ORTPN) Rosette Rugambwa confirmed the visit yesterday.

"Irwin's family has been invited to attend the forthcoming new mountain gorilla naming ceremony at the Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi," Rugambwa said.

Irwin died at 44 early September 2006 after being stung by a stingray while shooting a TV programme off Australia's north coast. He was the director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland.

He left his American-born wife, Terri, and their two children, Bindi Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003.

Rugambwa said more personalities around the world were invited but did not want to mention the names before this Friday. "We invited a few personalities around the world who support gorilla conservation, to participate in this event," she said.

The event is expected on June 30, and 23 new mountain gorillas will be named.

"ORTPN is pleased to invite all interested people who support gorilla conservation to participate in this yearly event," a statement on the ORTPN's portal says.

The event will start in the morning and will include entertainment, a showcase of gorilla- and community-related projects as well as the main event in which some of the invited guests will have the opportunity to name the newly born Rwanda's mountain gorilla family.

It will be followed by an evening event which will include a fundraising ceremony. This is the third naming ceremony after the first on June 25, 2005, and the second on June 17, 2006.

Rwanda will now be home to over half of about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world and it has been at the forefront of gorilla conservation.

Rugambwa said Rwanda has 365 gorillas plus the 23 new babies, hence making it 398. Rwanda shares the mountain gorillas with Uganda and DR Congo but, she said, "Congo has no actual census."

Gorillas play an essential role in Rwanda's tourism industry and raise the profile of the country. The tourism industry ranks third in terms of foreign currency generation.

Rugambwa said, "Over 14,000 visitors come to see gorillas every year and Rwanda gets more than $3 million (approximately Frw2 billion) as revenue from the gorillas only."

There will be adoption of the gorillas and opportunities are not exclusive and perennial, but provide a chance for sponsors to develop a relationship with selected primates.

The adoption is in four categories and those available are Bronze for $5,000 or more, Silver for $15,000, Gold Category for $25,000 and the Platinum Category for investment of $50,000 or more.

According to ORTPN, many companies already use gorillas in their names, logos or advertisement campaigns, acknowledging the contribution of gorillas to their marketing strategies.

"Adoption of a mountain gorilla allows such companies to fulfill the moral obligation of ensuring the long-term survival of mountain gorillas," a statement on the ORTPN's portal says.

However, if one joins the adoption programmes, a sponsor will benefit from a number of advantages like receiving a gorilla pin and certificate of recognition for their significant contribution in Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum categories.

The sponsor can also use the name and the pictures of the adopted gorilla for promotion and publicity purposes.

However, this is valid for 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 5 years for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum categories respectively. International branding is only permitted for Platinum category.

The twin gorillas in Susa group fall into the Platinum category and their adoption are always worth at least USD$1,000,000.

And only Platinum category is granted the right for exclusivity to an individual gorilla.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200704231005.html

ILS Thank you for this great article, it is really nice to see them looking so good, and enjoying life as Steve would want them to.

Originally posted by ILS on 4/26/07
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=261327

Cat thanks for the great Picture!

Top Logies TV has Terri in tears..

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21684781-5001021,00.html

This article has a beautiful picture of Terri and Bindi...

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ILS thank you for this article.

On this next link is a couple of video's from last nights awards..

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/

Scroll down the right hand side to 'Logies red carpet', click the link for a video of Terri and Bindi, once you have watched it scroll down and click on 'Steve Irwin Honoured'...I'm having trouble watching these videos, see if any of you have more success...

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Terri Irwin's Logies ordeal..

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21690511-10388,00.html

My heart goes out to her, what a shock this must have been..

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Award bosses apologise to Terri Irwin..

http://www.pr-inside.com/award-bosses-apologise-to-terri-irwin-r117378.htm

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IlS Thank you for both of these articles. Steve getting a much deserved award, and Terri a much deserved apology.

I totally agree Shanon...I thought it was terrible what they did, and without prior warning, thank goodness Bindi was sleeping....

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Ditto on posting this. How horrible an experience for that to have happened. Here Terri is out, and accepting an award for Steve..looking so pretty and hopefully enjoying herself. I cannot imagine why that clip or any pertaining to any of those interviews would have been shown anyway. Someone surely had not done their job thoroughly to let that happen. And on top of that...the cameras turned to her as to get her reaction. If anything...it was an award for Steve...show something positive...show Steve doing what it is that he does best...the way that we will all remember him....that is what it is all about! Mistakes like this can be quite harmful...the media needs to take more in to consideration. I am sure Terri bounced back...because I saw the interview the next day...but it should not have happened!

This is even more horrible after seeing it...knowing how it was done. It is like that turned a very personal and emotional moment into a victory, as in winning the Logie Award. That should have never happened. They should not have ever allowed that to be seen in that manner. Shame on them.

The above clip is not recommended for watching. Sadness is a part of life.... but we all try to be focused on the positive and I know in our hearts this is what Terri does for her children. I do not think they intentionally meant to be cruel..but common sense and decency should have prevailed.

as you don't recommend it, I've deleted it. I don't want to upset anyone