Wildlife Warriors

Formation	2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Founders	Steve and Terri Irwin
Type	International non-governmental organization
Purpose	Wildlife conservation
Headquarters	Beerwah, Queensland, Australia
Region	Worldwide
Chair	Terri Irwin
Parent organization	Australia Zoo
Website	wildlifewarriors.org.au

Wildlife Warriors, originally called the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, is an international non-profit organisation that aims to involve and educate the public in the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife. Founded in 2002 by Steve and Terri Irwin, its mission statement is "to be the most effective wildlife conservation organisation in the world through the delivery of outstanding outcome-based projects and programs, inclusive of humanity."^[1]

• To protect and enhance the natural environment
• To provide information and education to the public and raise awareness of wildlife issues
• To undertake biological research
• To research, recommend and act in the protection of threatened or endangered species
• To enter into cooperative arrangements with like-minded organizations

• The Australian Wildlife Hospital & Wildlife Rescue Unit, Australia
• Elephant conservation, Asia
• Tiger conservation, Sumatra
• Rhino conservation, South Africa
• Cheetah conservation, South Africa
• Grey nurse shark research & conservation, Australia
• Whale research, United States
• Community Education (international)
• Koala research, Qld, Australia
• Crocodile research, Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, Qld, Australia

The logo represents the pugmarks of five endangered animals:

• Cassowary
• Saltwater crocodile
• Asian elephant
• Ethiopian wolf
• Bornean orangutan

They surround a human footprint.

After the death of Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006, thousands of people from around the world offered their support and donations to the conservation group.^[2] On 14 October 2006, Wildlife Warriors executive manager Michael Hornby reported that donations to the fund in the past month had reached $2 million – enough to fund its animal hospital and international programs for six to nine months. The conservationist's one-hour public memorial service, which aired worldwide from Australia Zoo in September, has also been made into a DVD which was released across Australia on 14 October, all proceeds of which are to be used to fund the future of the charity.

Irwin's daughter Bindi Irwin, then nine years old, became the new public face of Wildlife Warriors after his death.^[3]

• Wildlife Warriors
• Australia Zoo
• News.com.au – Irwin charity braces for donations