Sangita Iyer is an Indian-born Canadian author, broadcast journalist, writer, biologist and documentary filmmaker.

Iyer's debut documentary film, Gods in Shackles, was based on the treatment of captive elephants in Kerala.

[7] She produced reports related to nature and wildlife for Discovery Channel science-news programme Daily Planet.

[citation needed] In November 2019, a petition was filed by Viswa Gaja Seva Samithi organisation in the Kerala High Court to prevent Iyer from conducting a mahout (elephant care) training summit called "Gentle Giants Summit" at a government-owned elephant rehabilitation centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

[citation needed] However, Iyer presented her Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card, affording her the privileges of Indian citizens,[18][19][20][21] and the Kerala Forest Department had granted her the use of its emblem in their partnership on the summit.