Good news for Crocadile Hunter fans: The government of Australia won’t be prosecuting Steve Irwin for getting too close to Antarctic wildlife during the recent filming of a wildlife documentary. It’s absurd that he was even considered a potential criminal. The man has done more to promote the public appreciation of animals than PETA or the Sierra Club or just about any other do-gooder group of animal lovers, and yet he was nearly fined or tossed in jail because he allegedly touched a humpback whale and got too close to a seal. Zoos put up signs saying not to feed the animals; in Antarctica, you’re apparently not even supposed to be in their general vicinity. Is there a huge problem with people wanting to pet penguins in Antarctica? Something tells me the whales and seals can take care of themselves. A shame this was even an issue. I wonder if Irwin would consider moving to Illinois and running for the Senate as a Republican.