What Maya Higa has said about Zoos

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Maya Higa, Conservationist, content creator and founder of Alveus Sanctuary in Austin, Texas, has been quoted on Zoos once 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 says she does not advocate boycotting zoos, noting many accredited zoos do important work while others do poorly, and that both models have a place.

    “I'm definitely not saying that we should boycott zoos. There are also zoos that are doing a really terrible job, right?”

    TED Radio Hour: Can curiosity save the wild? (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 23:32

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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