COUSTEAU CRITICISES IRWIN’S APPROACH
Marine explorer JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU has accused late naturalist STEVE IRWIN of "interfering" with animals - insisting the tragic star would still be alive today if he had been more restrained.
Cousteau, who is promoting his new two-part TV special, JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU: OCEAN ADVENTURES - AMERICA’S UNDERWATER TREASURES, insists he respects the CROCODILE HUNTER star, who died on 4 September (06) after being speared through the heart by a stingray.
But he has reservations about Irwin’s rough treatment of nature, admitting that, while it makes for good television, it is not the most respectful approach.
He says Irwin would "interfere with nature, jump on animals, grab them, hold them, and have this very, very spectacular, dramatic way of presenting things.
"Of course, it goes very well on television. It sells, it appeals to a lot people, but I think it’s very misleading.
"You don’t touch nature, you just look at it. And that’s why I’m still alive.
I’ve been diving for over 61 years - many more years that he was alive - and I don’t mess with nature."
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