At 14, Forrest Galante was the youngest person ever to lead a multi-national canoe safari down the Zambezi River. This is just one of the many examples of his early expeditions. Galante is a passionate individual who is driven to educate people about nature and help people save our most valuable resource-our planet. His hands-on approach with wildlife and his scientific background are assets to biological groups world-wide as he usually seeks to partner with local groups to explore remote regions. As a conservationist, Forrest aims to leave a positive, biological impact in every place he visits, whether searching for fresh-water turtles in Africa or Komodo dragons in Indonesia.

Through the course of his life, Forrest Galante has caught anacondas, swam with several species of sharks, photographed venomous snakes, outsmarted a startled hippo, dodged an angry panther and had countless other adventures. He pursued a career in high-risk wildlife biology fieldwork, always focusing on animals close to extinction. His hands-on approach to wildlife, love for nature and one-of-a-kind background has led to the development of his own Animal Planet television show, 'Extinct or Alive.' The show follows Forrest as he travels the globe searching for species he believes have wrongfully been deemed extinct.

Forrest Galante