Keeping Madhubala alive: The fight for Karachi’s captive elephants

At Karachi Zoo, Jude Allen sang, You Are My Sunshine, to an elephant he could not save.

Noor Jehan, the 17-year-old African elephant, was suffering. Allen recalls massaging her legs, nursing her bedsores and spending her final days beside her.

She died on April 22, 2023, surrounded by a few activists. Allen, 45, had held various corporate jobs while volunteering as an animal caregiver sinc...