The late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is being honoured with a new wildlife reserve in the Australian outback.

Steve Honoured With Wildlife Reserve

Updated: 09:27, Monday July 23, 2007

The late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is being honoured with a new wildlife reserve in the Australian outback.

A 333,000-acre chunk of land, near Weipa in the far north of Irwin's home state of Queensland, will be named after the popular television host who was killed by a stingray last year.

Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the reserve wouldl be managed by his family.

The area, to be named the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, includes habitats for the endangered northern quoll, a carnivorous marsupial, and the speartooth shark.