What Maya Higa has said about Alveus Sanctuary

3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Maya Higa, Conservationist, content creator and founder of Alveus Sanctuary in Austin, Texas, has been quoted on Alveus Sanctuary 3 times in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on October 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Higa recounts raising over half a million dollars in a single livestream in February 2021 to found her sanctuary.

    “And we raised over $500,000 on a live stream to found the organization”

    TED Radio Hour: Can curiosity save the wild? (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 11:43

  • Higa says the sanctuary's strength is reaching young, online people who are not otherwise interested in nature.

    “I think what Alvarez is really good at is reaching people that otherwise aren't necessarily interested in nature and the planet”

    TED Radio Hour: Can curiosity save the wild? (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 21:44

  • Higa says running the sanctuary changed her earlier belief that in-person contact with animals was essential.

    “before I founded Alveas, I would have thought that in-person connection was really important too. And what Alveas has taught me is that's so clearly not the case”

    TED Radio Hour: Can curiosity save the wild? (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 22:33

Episodes

  • Can curiosity save the wild?

    TED Radio Hour · Oct 30, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi talks with conservationist Maya Higa about livestreamed wildlife sanctuaries and computational linguist Jeffrey Reed about using AI to study Yellowstone wolf howls.

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