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Stolen!
NIMI KURIAN
Photo: AP
REPTILES MISSING: From the centre that continues the work of Irwin.
More than 50 reptiles, including a crocodile, were stolen from an Australian Animal Education Centre established to continue the work of wildlife crusader Steve Irwin. The haul from the Wildlife Wonderland near Melbourne, included a 60-centimetre (two feet) freshwater crocodile, two pythons and three bearded dragons, all requiring an owner's license, the centre's owner said. Also reported stolen were the centre's entire stock of 47 bluetongue lizards. "These animals were used to educate children and to keep Steve Irwin's legacy alive. I feel sick over this," the centre's proprietor Darren Tilley told Reuters. "We don't know how they transported all these animals. I'm very concerned, these reptiles need special care, lighting and food," Tilley said. The centre was opened days after Steve Irwin, was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef.
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