Malaika Vaz

Malaika Vaz
Vaz in 2017
Born (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 27)
Saligao, Goa, India
Alma materUnited World Colleges
Occupations

Malaika Vaz (born 13 April 1997) is an Indian National Geographic explorer, television presenter, and wildlife filmmaker. She is the youngest person to reach the Arctic and the Antarctic with Students on Ice foundation.[1][2]

In 2018, she presented the TV series On The Brink[3] for Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, that follows her journey exploring the many endangered species across India together with the stories of researchers and scientists involved in protecting them. She is currently working on an investigative documentary on the illegal trafficking of Manta Rays across Southeast Asia. As a National Geographic Explorer Malaika produced and presented a 3 part series on human-wildlife coexistence titled Living With Predators.[4][5]

  1. ^ Francis, Anisha (April 18, 2014). "Goan teen to train women to scale high peaks". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. ^ Lal, Preeti Verma (2012-09-24). "Riding the crest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  3. ^ "Literally on the brink". The Hindu. 2018-08-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ "Malaika Vaz". Jackson Wild: Nature. Media. Impact. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. ^ Narrain, Aparna (2019-10-25). "Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz on endangered species, Greta Thunberg and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-29.