COVID-19,” Terri Irwin, 55, tells The Post. “But we’re all in different boats … for us it’s unique because Australia Zoo is home to some 1,200 animals, many of which are endangered.
So for us, caring for the animals meant essentially being closed to the public but we were not able to close down.“We still had 200 staff coming to care for the animals and the gardens and our food outlets — all with essentially no income.”The Irwin family includes Australia Zoo’s owner Terri (widow to Steve Irwin, the famous “Crocodile Hunter”), their son Robert, 16 and daughter Bindi, 21.