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It has been 17 years since Steve Irwin’sunexpected death.

Happy Birthday, Dad.

Your legacy lives on and the world is forever changed because of your dedication to conservation.

Mum, Robert and I love and miss you so much, Bindiwrites.

Bindi was 8 years old when Steve died from a stingray barb to his chest in 2006.

He was working on a children’s nature series calledBindi the Jungle Girlat the time.

Since Steve’s passing, Bindi has carried on his legacy through her own activism.

Robert, Steve’s son, was only 2 years old when his father passed.

Animal activist Bindi Irwin honors what would have been her father Steve Irwin’s 61st birthday.