Steve Irwin poses with his family at Australia Zoo June 19, 2006 (Image: Getty)
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Robert Irwin told Express.co.uk: In this image I would hope to illustrate the fragility of our precious natural world. This was a deliberately lit fire left to burn out of control. Now, with climate change effecting weather patterns the world over we have experienced fire events like never before here in Australia and have seen it’s devastating impact on wildlife. This photo is a stark reminder of our responsibility to care for our planet.
Director of the Natural History Museum, Dr Doug Gurr, believes Robert Irwin’s image encapsulates one of the horrors of climate change.