Gauri Maulekhi

Gauri Maulekhi is a prominent animal welfare activist in India, known for her advocacy on behalf of wildlife and for her efforts to improve the living conditions of animals in captivity. She has been vocal about the systemic issues within zoos in India, particularly highlighting cases of neglect and inadequate care for animals. Following the death of Shankar, the lone African elephant at Delhi's zoo, Maulekhi criticized the institutional apathy that contributed to his suffering and called for accountability, emphasizing the need for reform in how social animals are treated in captivity.