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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Steve Irwin’s father condemns ‘reckless’ content creators amid outrage over US man wrestling wild crocodiles

Mike Holston holds up a crocodile
US influencer Mike Holston holds a wild crocodile in a still from a controversial video post on his @therealtarzann Instagram account that Australian authorities say they are investigating. Photograph: therealtarzann/Instagram

Online content creators who engage in “reckless stunts” with crocodiles should have so-called “dickhead legislation” thrown at them, and international influencers that do so in Australia should be “booted out the door”, Bob Irwin says.

The father of the late “Crocodile Hunter”, Steve Irwin, and lifelong crocodile advocate issued the rare statement after Queensland authorities confirmed they were investigating US influencer Mike Holston – who goes by the online moniker “The Real Tarzann” – for wrestling with wild crocodiles.

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