At the young age of 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person ever to head a multi-national canoe safari down the Zambezi River. And this is just one of the many examples of Galante's early adventures. Galante is a passionate individual who is driven to inform people about nature and help people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His expertise with wildlife and his scientific background are assets to biological groups world-wide as he typically partners with local groups to explore remote regions. As a naturalist, Galante aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for whale sharks in Australia or big cats in South America.

Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, swam with great white sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged a cyclone and had countless other adventures. He pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, always focusing on animals close to extinction. His approach to wildlife, passion for nature and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own television show, 'Extinct or Alive,' on Animal Planet. The show shadows Galante on expedition as he searchers the globe searching for species believed to be extinct.

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