Maya Higa is one of the top female streamers on Twitch and a rising star on YouTube. Her passions include wildlife conservation and education, and she integrates these into her content regularly, creating some of the most unique content on Twitch. Maya is a licensed falconer and wildlife conservationist. Her livestreams feature falconry, wildlife rehab, conservation education, and charity fundraising. She created a conservation podcast in 2019 which has since aired more than 60 episodes on her channel and raised more than $92,000 for wildlife protection organizations around the globe. Maya founded Alveus Sanctuary, a non-profit exotic animal sanctuary and virtual education center in central Texas and raised more than $500,000 during her first fundraising stream thanks to her amazing community and fellow streamers.
“I love the natural world with my whole heart and entire being. All I want is to inspire that same love in others.”
Maya raised over $1,000,000
Using Twitch!
August, 2015
August, 2015
Level 3 certification in Parelli Natural Horsemanship
June, 2016
June, 2016
County 4-H All Star Ambassador
June, 2018
June, 2018
Outreach Education and Exotic Animal Husbandry intern at Zoo to You Conservation Ambassadors
January, 2019
January, 2019
Outreach Education and Exotic Animal Husbandry intern at Charles Paddock Zoo
February, 2019
February, 2019
Falconry license issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife
June, 2019
June, 2019
Education and Husbandry intern at Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary
June, 2020
June, 2020
Graduated from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo (earning Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication)
October, 2020 – October, 2021
October, 2020 – October, 2021
Board of Directors for a wildlife rehabilitation center in Central Texas (role focused on raptor rehabilitation and husbandry)
February, 2021
February, 2021
Founded Alveus Sanctuary
March, 2021 – March, 2022
March, 2021 – March, 2022
Governing board of Make a Wish Foundation in Central and South Texas
January, 2023 – Present
January, 2023 – Present
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Ambassador