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# Terri Irwin Thanks Russell Crowe For Helping Save Archie The Kookaburra
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/terri-irwin-thanks-russell-crowe-for-helping-save-kookaburras-life/
- Published: 2021-06-13T23:21:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:29:37.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Animals, Russell Crowe, Terri Irwin, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

This week at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, an injured kookaburra named Archie was returned back to the wild and it turns out, it's partly thanks to Hollywood star **Russell Crowe.** 

According to a Twitter post by conservationist and zoo owner **Terri Irwin,** it was the actor who provided the funds for the zoo to purchase a life-saving endoscope which helped vets look inside the bird's body and remove a fishing hook, without invasive surgery.

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"Archie the kookaburra had swallowed a fishing hook when he arrived at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital," a message reads from [**Wildlife Warriors,**](http://www.wildlifewarriors.org.au/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) the foundation started by Terri and her late husband, Steve, in 2002.

"An endoscope was used to locate the hook, following which it was safely removed using a protective sleeve. Thankfully, Archie recovered and he has returned back to the wild."

> Thank you [@russellcrowe](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) for donating the funds to purchase this life-saving endoscope. Archie really appreciated it! [https://t.co/jJEYG0GAim](https://t.co/jJEYG0GAim?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)
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> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) [June 13, 2021](https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1403887825242578949?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)

"Thank you Russell Crowe for donating the funds to purchase this life-saving endoscope. Archie really appreciated it!" Terri shared.

Yep, so Archie's now out there somewhere, laughing it up again!

In 2018, Russell[ bought a turtle endoscope](https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/984426100058025986?lang=en&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) so fish hooks could be removed from them without surgery. He's also regularly making donations to his pals at Australia Zoo to help them continue their conservation work, including setting up a ["John Oliver Chlamydia Ward"](https://celebritykind.ghost.io/content/files/2026/09/russell-crowe-john-oliver-help-save-koalas-chlamydia-4.html) to help save koalas - and yes, it's named after his mate, talk-show host John Oliver!

*(Feature Image Credit: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.com; Christina Peterson/CelerbityKind.com)*