Are Aussie vigilantes behind stingray deaths? - National Post

Article Tools Printer friendly E-mail Font: * * * * SYDNEY - Fans seeking to avenge the death of Steve Irwin, the Australian wildlife celebrity, may be killing stingrays and cutting off their deadly tails, a conservationist said yesterday. Mr. Irwin, the 44-year-old star of the Crocodile Hunter program on the Discovery Channel, died last week when he was stabbed in the chest by a stingray's tail barb while filming on the Great Barrier Reef. Authorities say as many as 10 stingrays ...