Steve Irwin's Family Opens Elephant Hospital in His Honor. Since his tragic death more than 13 years ago, Steve Irwin’s family has worked to carry on his conservation efforts. His wife, Terri Irwin, recently revealed that the family has officially finished work on fulfilling one of Steve’s greatest dreams. . We just — just — finished one of his greatest goals which was to open an elephant hospital in Indonesia … In Sumatra, when elephants step on a landmine or they get caught in a snare there was no hospital to treat them, and we now have just opened an elephant hospital, so it's pretty special, Terri Irwin, via Buzzfeed News. The Australia Zoo in Queensland reportedly helped construct and provide staff for the Sumatra elephant hospital. Steve dreamed of opening an elephant hospital after witnessing first-hand the issues they were facing in the wild, Australia Zoo spokesperson, via Buzzfeed News. According to his daughter, Bindi Irwin, the elephant hospital is just one of many projects they’ve continued in honor of Steve’s “legacy.”. We have projects all over the planet about that he was so passionate about that we’ve continued. Helping rhinos and cheetahs in Africa, tigers in Sumatra — it’s so important for us to continue Dad’s legacy and what he loved the most, which was wildlife conservation, Bindi Irwin, via Buzzfeed News